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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Blosser gives bags of rice and beans to a young Afghan boy outside the Kajaki Sofla Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2011. Blosser is a police advisor assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment joined Afghan police in celebrating the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, which encourages both reconciliation and charitable giving.

EID AL-ADHA GIFT

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Blosser gives bags of rice and beans to a young Afghan boy outside the Kajaki Sofla Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2011. Blosser is a police advisor assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment joined Afghan police in celebrating the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, which encourages both reconciliation and charitable giving.

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