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U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sean Leahy checks identification badges of Iraqis during a remote badging operation in Fallujah, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2008. Leahy is assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The minimum age to receive a badge is 16.

ID CHECK

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sean Leahy checks identification badges of Iraqis during a remote badging operation in Fallujah, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2008. Leahy is assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The minimum age to receive a badge is 16.

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