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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Keith B. Lawson and Spence G. Press work together to identify targets as Taliban fighters approached from Marjeh toward their position at the “Five Points” intersection, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010. Lawson and Spence, both scout snipers, are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which conducted an assault earlier that morning to seize the area.

SCOUT SNIPERS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Keith B. Lawson and Spence G. Press work together to identify targets as Taliban fighters approached from Marjeh toward their position at the “Five Points” intersection, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010. Lawson and Spence, both scout snipers, are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which conducted an assault earlier that morning to seize the area.

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