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A U.S. Marine maintains security with a pair of camels during a partnered mounted patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Regimental Combat Team 3.

CAMEL CURIOSITY

A U.S. Marine maintains security with a pair of camels during a partnered mounted patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Regimental Combat Team 3.

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