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U.S. Marines talk with an Afghan civilian during an aerial interdiction mission in southwestern Afghanistan, May 4, 2011. The Marines are assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1.

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U.S. Marines talk with an Afghan civilian during an aerial interdiction mission in southwestern Afghanistan, May 4, 2011. The Marines are assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1.

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