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U.S. Marine Sgt. James T. Powell, an ammunition technician with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, "carries on" with his 5-year-old son, Kyle at the unit's homecoming at Camp Horno, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 19. His unit and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit spent seven months afloat conducting humanitarian missions in Egypt and security and stability operations in Iraq.

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U.S. Marine Sgt. James T. Powell, an ammunition technician with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, "carries on" with his 5-year-old son, Kyle at the unit's homecoming at Camp Horno, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 19. His unit and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit spent seven months afloat conducting humanitarian missions in Egypt and security and stability operations in Iraq.

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