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An Afghan man rides through the Nawa District bazaar during a security patrol by U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2009. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

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An Afghan man rides through the Nawa District bazaar during a security patrol by U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2009. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

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