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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cletus L. Eicher and Din Mohamad, an Afghan soldier, swab a mortar tube during a mission rehearsal on Range Juarez, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2010. Eicher is a mortarman assigned to Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cletus L. Eicher and Din Mohamad, an Afghan soldier, swab a mortar tube during a mission rehearsal on Range Juarez, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2010. Eicher is a mortarman assigned to Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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