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U.S. Marines work together to knock down the Herati wall in Garmsir district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2009. Insurgents have used the compound for cover and concealment during several firefights with Marines in recent weeks. The Marines are assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

WALL DOWN

U.S. Marines work together to knock down the Herati wall in Garmsir district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2009. Insurgents have used the compound for cover and concealment during several firefights with Marines in recent weeks. The Marines are assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

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