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U.S. Marines take cover after receiving indirect enemy fire during a security patrol through Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3.

UNDER FIRE

U.S. Marines take cover after receiving indirect enemy fire during a security patrol through Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3.

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