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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joe Berry, a CH-46 crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161, holds a .50-caliber rifle as he looks down on Ramadi, Iraq, during an urgent casualty evacuation mission, Jan. 16, 2006.

Keeping Watch

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joe Berry, a CH-46 crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161, holds a .50-caliber rifle as he looks down on Ramadi, Iraq, during an urgent casualty evacuation mission, Jan. 16, 2006.

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