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U.S. Marine Spc. Frank Mireles, with Alpha Company from the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, patrols through the city of Hit, Iraq, April 1, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Hit Patrol

U.S. Marine Spc. Frank Mireles, with Alpha Company from the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, patrols through the city of Hit, Iraq, April 1, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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