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A volunteer servicemember hands water to runners of the first satellite Marine Corps Marathon hosted at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 29. The runners traveled from all across Iraq to participate in the event and will be added to the books as officially completing the stateside event.

MARINE CORPS MARATHON IN IRAQ

A volunteer servicemember hands water to runners of the first satellite Marine Corps Marathon hosted at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 29. The runners traveled from all across Iraq to participate in the event and will be added to the books as officially completing the stateside event.

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