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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher L. Monson uses a gas torch to cut off the rails of a bridge in the Gamsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 16, 2011. Monson is an automated maintenance technician assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. The Marines placed a bridge over the Darvishan Bridge as a temporary fix to allow Afghan contractors to repair it without stopping traffic in the area.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher L. Monson uses a gas torch to cut off the rails of a bridge in the Gamsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 16, 2011. Monson is an automated maintenance technician assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. The Marines placed a bridge over the Darvishan Bridge as a temporary fix to allow Afghan contractors to repair it without stopping traffic in the area.

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