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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Alan Boles comforts an Afghan man after splinting and wrapping his ankle in Delaram, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2009. Boles is attached to the Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Special Marine Air Ground Task Force-A.

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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Alan Boles comforts an Afghan man after splinting and wrapping his ankle in Delaram, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2009. Boles is attached to the Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Special Marine Air Ground Task Force-A.

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