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U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers patrol through several small villages during operation Gator Crawl in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2009. The Marines are assigned to the Mine Resistant Ambush Protective Company.

GATOR CRAWL

U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers patrol through several small villages during operation Gator Crawl in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2009. The Marines are assigned to the Mine Resistant Ambush Protective Company.

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