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Cpl. Bruce L. Baker, a squad leader with Echo Company, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reaches for a pulley to winch himself higher up the rope system to climb a tree near Greer Stone Quarry, W. Va., Sept 16, 2006, during a ten-day Rough Terrain Familiarization Course.

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Cpl. Bruce L. Baker, a squad leader with Echo Company, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reaches for a pulley to winch himself higher up the rope system to climb a tree near Greer Stone Quarry, W. Va., Sept 16, 2006, during a ten-day Rough Terrain Familiarization Course.

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