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U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael J. Beaver cautiously approaches a chicken coup during a mission in a village near the northern Anbar province in Iraw, June 13, 2008. Beaver is assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Regiment.

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U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael J. Beaver cautiously approaches a chicken coup during a mission in a village near the northern Anbar province in Iraw, June 13, 2008. Beaver is assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Regiment.

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