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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emilio TherienGonzales, right, positions himself on top of a compound as other Marines look out from behind a wall while trying to locate a shooter near Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 3, 2013. TherienGonzales is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emilio TherienGonzales, right, positions himself on top of a compound as other Marines look out from behind a wall while trying to locate a shooter near Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 3, 2013. TherienGonzales is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

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