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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Sletterink uses a welding torch to cut a piece of rebar during the construction of a land bridge in the Now Zad district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 14, 2012. Sletterink is a metal worker assigned to Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Sletterink uses a welding torch to cut a piece of rebar during the construction of a land bridge in the Now Zad district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 14, 2012. Sletterink is a metal worker assigned to Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion.

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