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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Stephen G. Patten talks to a villager during a patrol through the fields and town of Amir Agha in Garmsir, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2009. Patten is assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Stephen G. Patten talks to a villager during a patrol through the fields and town of Amir Agha in Garmsir, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2009. Patten is assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

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