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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Zimmerman jumps across a canal while Lance Cpl. Jonathan Srakovcic holds his rifle during a patrol around Patrol Base Hasanabad in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 26, 2009. Zimmerman and Strakovcic are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3.

CANAL CROSSING

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Zimmerman jumps across a canal while Lance Cpl. Jonathan Srakovcic holds his rifle during a patrol around Patrol Base Hasanabad in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 26, 2009. Zimmerman and Strakovcic are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3.

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