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U.S. Marines take cover behind a wall after receiving enemy fire during a patrol near Lakari village, Afghanistan, July 19, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. The Marines are conducting counter-insurgency operations in southern Afghanistan in partnership with the Afghan national security forces to stabilize the region.

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U.S. Marines take cover behind a wall after receiving enemy fire during a patrol near Lakari village, Afghanistan, July 19, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. The Marines are conducting counter-insurgency operations in southern Afghanistan in partnership with the Afghan national security forces to stabilize the region.

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