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U.S. Marines work into the night constructing one of three observation posts along route Cowboys in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2010. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion.

COWBOYS CONSTRUCTION

U.S. Marines work into the night constructing one of three observation posts along route Cowboys in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2010. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion.

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