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U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol in Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.

NAWA NEIGHBORHOOD

U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol in Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.

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