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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Thom kneels during a security patrol in the Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2009. Thom, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 and conducts security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust locals.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Thom kneels during a security patrol in the Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2009. Thom, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 and conducts security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust locals.

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