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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alejandro Matuska pets a Nicaraguan farmer's puppy as he takes a moment's rest on a hill side outside Bluefields, Nicaragua, Sept. 21, 2010. Matuska is assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alejandro Matuska pets a Nicaraguan farmer's puppy as he takes a moment's rest on a hill side outside Bluefields, Nicaragua, Sept. 21, 2010. Matuska is assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010.

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