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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brian Kightlinger crosses a bridge during a security patrol in Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2009. Kightlinger is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brian Kightlinger crosses a bridge during a security patrol in Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2009. Kightlinger is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.

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