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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Gray, left, Cpl. Brian Short, center, and Lance Cpl. James Ivy assess the terrain during a raid on the Taliban-controlled Lakari bazaar, Afghanistan, July 18, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, are conducting counter-insurgency operations in southern Afghanistan with Afghan national security forces.

LAKARI RAID

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Gray, left, Cpl. Brian Short, center, and Lance Cpl. James Ivy assess the terrain during a raid on the Taliban-controlled Lakari bazaar, Afghanistan, July 18, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, are conducting counter-insurgency operations in southern Afghanistan with Afghan national security forces.

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