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U.S. Navy sailor Benjamin Thiel, left, a hospital corpsman, provides security while patrolling through a village in Farah province in Afghanistan, July 31, 2008. Thiel is assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Navy sailor Benjamin Thiel, left, a hospital corpsman, provides security while patrolling through a village in Farah province in Afghanistan, July 31, 2008. Thiel is assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

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