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U.S. Navy Seaman Norman E. Gresham, right, waits to assist a Marine onto a landing craft utility ramp of the USS Denver in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 1, 2010. The Marines are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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U.S. Navy Seaman Norman E. Gresham, right, waits to assist a Marine onto a landing craft utility ramp of the USS Denver in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 1, 2010. The Marines are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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