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U.S. Marine Corps engineers work to pull a stuck vehicle out of the mud during a vehicle convoy near combat outpost in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2010. The Marines are assigned to 1st Marine Division's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. The Marine engineers arrived to fortify defensive positions manned by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Marine Corps engineers work to pull a stuck vehicle out of the mud during a vehicle convoy near combat outpost in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2010. The Marines are assigned to 1st Marine Division's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. The Marine engineers arrived to fortify defensive positions manned by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

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