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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan Lee, foreground, provides security during a patrol in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 7, 2012. Lee, a rifleman, is assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6.

GARMSIR PATROL

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan Lee, foreground, provides security during a patrol in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 7, 2012. Lee, a rifleman, is assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6.

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