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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Ordille takes a pause from conducting function checks on an M1A1 Abrams tank on Camp Shir Ghazay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 25, 2013.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Ordille takes a pause from conducting function checks on an M1A1 Abrams tank on Camp Shir Ghazay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 25, 2013.

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