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Pfc. Luke Mantalica, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watches an impromptu first-aid class at Exercise Mojave Viper at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Mar. 5, 2008. The trainees will soon deploy to Afghanistan.

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Pfc. Luke Mantalica, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watches an impromptu first-aid class at Exercise Mojave Viper at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Mar. 5, 2008. The trainees will soon deploy to Afghanistan.

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