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U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, center, expresses his appreciation after a ceremony making him an honorary Marine at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. U.S. Army Gen. John R. Allen, center left, commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony. Crocker is the 75th person to be named an honorary Marine.

75TH HONORARY MARINE

U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, center, expresses his appreciation after a ceremony making him an honorary Marine at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. U.S. Army Gen. John R. Allen, center left, commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony. Crocker is the 75th person to be named an honorary Marine.

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