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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nicholas Martz and an Afghan boy write on a chalkboard during a renovation planning visit at a school in Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2009. Martz is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. Residents are set to return to school in September.

CHALK TALK

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nicholas Martz and an Afghan boy write on a chalkboard during a renovation planning visit at a school in Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2009. Martz is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. Residents are set to return to school in September.

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