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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ben Edwards leaps over an irrigation ditch during a partnered patrol with Afghan soldiers in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 27, 2012. Edwards, a squad leader, is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7.

HELMAND LEAP

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ben Edwards leaps over an irrigation ditch during a partnered patrol with Afghan soldiers in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 27, 2012. Edwards, a squad leader, is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7.

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