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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Kelly (left) with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment uses an interpreter to speak with Afghan men during a patrol through the village of Sahtut, Afghanistan, on Dec. 25, 2009.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Kelly uses an interpreter to speak with Afghan men.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Kelly (left) with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment uses an interpreter to speak with Afghan men during a patrol through the village of Sahtut, Afghanistan, on Dec. 25, 2009.

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