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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zach R. Mullin, left, communicates through an interpreter with an Afghan, Afghanistan, April 15, 2011. Mullin, assigned to Echo Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, knows enough of their language to give basic commands and courtesies.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zach R. Mullin, left, communicates through an interpreter with an Afghan, Afghanistan, April 15, 2011. Mullin, assigned to Echo Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, knows enough of their language to give basic commands and courtesies.

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