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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Allen, front, walks through a corn field during an operation near Forward Operationg Base Jackson, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2010. Zachary, an infantryman is assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. The Marines stayed in the Southern Green Zone for more than a day to observe and search for the Taliban.

GREEN ZONE OPERATION

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Allen, front, walks through a corn field during an operation near Forward Operationg Base Jackson, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2010. Zachary, an infantryman is assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. The Marines stayed in the Southern Green Zone for more than a day to observe and search for the Taliban.

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