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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Andrew Schoenmaker, center, talks with leaders at a meeting in the Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2009. Schoenmaker and other Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan.

NAWA TALKS

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Andrew Schoenmaker, center, talks with leaders at a meeting in the Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2009. Schoenmaker and other Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan.

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