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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jack Hamilton scans the horizon for insurgents behind a canal bank while taking enemy contact in Marja, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2010. The squad came under attack halfway through the census patrol and engaged enemy Taliban in the process. Hamilton is a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jack Hamilton scans the horizon for insurgents behind a canal bank while taking enemy contact in Marja, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2010. The squad came under attack halfway through the census patrol and engaged enemy Taliban in the process. Hamilton is a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

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