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A Marine from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment rappels down a rock wall during the Assault Climbers Course at Camp Dawson, W. Va., on May 24, 2005. Twenty Marines from the Battalion Landing Team of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in the six-week course.

A Marine rappels down a rock wall.

A Marine from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment rappels down a rock wall during the Assault Climbers Course at Camp Dawson, W. Va., on May 24, 2005. Twenty Marines from the Battalion Landing Team of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in the six-week course.

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