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U.S. Marines prepare dinner on Patrol Base Jaker in Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Aug 25, 2009. The Marines, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, are conducting counterinsurgency operations with Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.

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U.S. Marines prepare dinner on Patrol Base Jaker in Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Aug 25, 2009. The Marines, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, are conducting counterinsurgency operations with Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.

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