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U.S. Marines pull a parachute across camp on Patrol Base Jaker in the Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 5, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Afghanistan. The parachute will protect their water supply from the heat of the sun.

PARACHUTE PULL

U.S. Marines pull a parachute across camp on Patrol Base Jaker in the Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 5, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Afghanistan. The parachute will protect their water supply from the heat of the sun.

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