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U.S. Marines load their gear onto a truck before departing from an undisclosed location in the Middle East on July 31, 2009. The Marines, assigned to the 1st Marine Division's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, are returning to Camp Pendleton, Calif., after being deployed in Iraq.

GOING HOME

U.S. Marines load their gear onto a truck before departing from an undisclosed location in the Middle East on July 31, 2009. The Marines, assigned to the 1st Marine Division's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, are returning to Camp Pendleton, Calif., after being deployed in Iraq.

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