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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. David Wilson, left, talks with a local Afghan man during a Civil Affairs Group patrol in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 19, 2009. Wilson is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Afghanistan.

CIVIL AFFAIRS EXCHANGE

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. David Wilson, left, talks with a local Afghan man during a Civil Affairs Group patrol in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 19, 2009. Wilson is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Afghanistan.

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