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Marine Corps Maj. Isaiah Martinez directs Marine Corps Capt. Wynndee Young to assault the enemy after receiving direct fire during a foot patrol exercise on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 18, 2012. The Marines are preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

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Marine Corps Maj. Isaiah Martinez directs Marine Corps Capt. Wynndee Young to assault the enemy after receiving direct fire during a foot patrol exercise on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 18, 2012. The Marines are preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

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