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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Clinton Rivas patrols through southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 27, 2012. Rivas, a rifleman, is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7. The Marines teamed with Afghan soldiers and visited a local police station.

HELMAND PATROL

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Clinton Rivas patrols through southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 27, 2012. Rivas, a rifleman, is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7. The Marines teamed with Afghan soldiers and visited a local police station.

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