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A U.S. Marine and a Nawa citizen hand out Beanie Babies to children near Forward Operating Base Spin Ghar, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2009. The United States collected more than 75,000 Beanie Babies for Marines to give to Afghan children. The Marines are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

BEANIE BLAST

A U.S. Marine and a Nawa citizen hand out Beanie Babies to children near Forward Operating Base Spin Ghar, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2009. The United States collected more than 75,000 Beanie Babies for Marines to give to Afghan children. The Marines are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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