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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Timothy Stark meets with a farmer and his family to determine if he's changed his crop from poppy in Marja, Afghanistan, April 23, 2010. U.S. and Afghan forces met with local farmers and landowners participating in the Marja Accelerated Agricultural Transition program. Stark is a squad leader assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.

CROP CHECK

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Timothy Stark meets with a farmer and his family to determine if he's changed his crop from poppy in Marja, Afghanistan, April 23, 2010. U.S. and Afghan forces met with local farmers and landowners participating in the Marja Accelerated Agricultural Transition program. Stark is a squad leader assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.

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