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A participant approaches the half-way point during the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2013. More than three dozen Marines and civilian volunteers were there to hand out water.

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A participant approaches the half-way point during the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2013. More than three dozen Marines and civilian volunteers were there to hand out water.

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