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U.S. Marine Capt. Ryan Malloney, center, speaks with a village elder during a patrol across the Depak Valley, Afghanistan, with Afghan national army soldiers and U.S. Army soldiers, Oct. 30, 2009. Malloney is assigned to the Embedded Training Team 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Marine Capt. Ryan Malloney, center, speaks with a village elder during a patrol across the Depak Valley, Afghanistan, with Afghan national army soldiers and U.S. Army soldiers, Oct. 30, 2009. Malloney is assigned to the Embedded Training Team 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.

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