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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William McCollough talks to a town elder in Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2009. McCollough is the commander of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.

MAPPING A FUTURE

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William McCollough talks to a town elder in Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2009. McCollough is the commander of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.

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