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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Fields talks with village elders about civil affairs projects for their village in Shabu, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2010. Fields, a civil affairs noncommissioned officer, is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Fields talks with village elders about civil affairs projects for their village in Shabu, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2010. Fields, a civil affairs noncommissioned officer, is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion.

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