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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wilfredo Rios hand out meals to local Afghan children during a security patrol in Nad Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2014. Ford is a platoon commander, and Rios is a section leader assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wilfredo Rios hand out meals to local Afghan children during a security patrol in Nad Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2014. Ford is a platoon commander, and Rios is a section leader assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

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