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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marc Hogue, Sgt. Matt Jonas, and Sgt. David Walther gather their canopies on the outskirts of Al Asad Air Base, Anbar province, Iraq, July 28, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Reconaissance Battalion, Multinational Forces West.

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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marc Hogue, Sgt. Matt Jonas, and Sgt. David Walther gather their canopies on the outskirts of Al Asad Air Base, Anbar province, Iraq, July 28, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Reconaissance Battalion, Multinational Forces West.

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