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A U.S. Navy corpsman treats an Afghan boy for a head injury from falling into a canal in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2009. The corpsman is assigned to the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, which is conducting counterinsurgency operations with Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.

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A U.S. Navy corpsman treats an Afghan boy for a head injury from falling into a canal in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2009. The corpsman is assigned to the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, which is conducting counterinsurgency operations with Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.

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