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U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. James M. Letsky, center, and Staff Sgt. Justin M. Cuomo, right, plot a search plan during a patrol through the city of Um Al Wazz, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2008. They are assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5. During the operation, the Marines detained an oil smuggler and four oil trucks.

UM AL WAZZ PLAN

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. James M. Letsky, center, and Staff Sgt. Justin M. Cuomo, right, plot a search plan during a patrol through the city of Um Al Wazz, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2008. They are assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5. During the operation, the Marines detained an oil smuggler and four oil trucks.

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