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U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Billy D. McDowell, assigned to the 2nd Military Police Battalion, Combat Logistics Battalion 8 Headquarters, goes forward and offers his condolences for a fallen comrade at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2005.

Paying Respects

U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Billy D. McDowell, assigned to the 2nd Military Police Battalion, Combat Logistics Battalion 8 Headquarters, goes forward and offers his condolences for a fallen comrade at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2005.

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