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U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric McMullen guides a bulldozer to fill a culvert in the Marjah district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 12, 2011. McMullen is a combat engineer assigned to Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1. U.S. Marines are currently repairing the support structure on a bridge located at a major intersection that connects Marjah and Nawa districts. The bridge receives heavy foot and vehicle traffic due to the local bazaar, as well as Afghan and coalition military convoys.

BRIDGE WORK

U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric McMullen guides a bulldozer to fill a culvert in the Marjah district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 12, 2011. McMullen is a combat engineer assigned to Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1. U.S. Marines are currently repairing the support structure on a bridge located at a major intersection that connects Marjah and Nawa districts. The bridge receives heavy foot and vehicle traffic due to the local bazaar, as well as Afghan and coalition military convoys.

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