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With a camel in the foreground, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steven Finlayson pauses before returning to Forward Operating Base Geronimo after providing security in Nawa, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2010. Finlayson and his squad provided security while Afghan and U.S. soldiers gave out supplies as a goodwill gesture during the Muslim holiday of Id al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. Finlayson is a team leader assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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With a camel in the foreground, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steven Finlayson pauses before returning to Forward Operating Base Geronimo after providing security in Nawa, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2010. Finlayson and his squad provided security while Afghan and U.S. soldiers gave out supplies as a goodwill gesture during the Muslim holiday of Id al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. Finlayson is a team leader assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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