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A U.S. Marine hits a makeshift baseball with a tent pole as he plays a game of stick ball at Combat Outpost Mudaysis, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Personal Security Detail.

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A U.S. Marine hits a makeshift baseball with a tent pole as he plays a game of stick ball at Combat Outpost Mudaysis, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Personal Security Detail.

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