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Marine Sgt. Brandon Shofne radios into headquarters descriptions of the ordnance found during a weapon cache sweep in Kharma, Iraq, on Dec.6, 2005. Shofne is attached to the 2nd Combat Engineers Battalion.

Marine Sgt. Brandon Shofne radios into headquarters.

Marine Sgt. Brandon Shofne radios into headquarters descriptions of the ordnance found during a weapon cache sweep in Kharma, Iraq, on Dec.6, 2005. Shofne is attached to the 2nd Combat Engineers Battalion.

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