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A U.S. Marine asks a woman about weapons while patrolling through a village in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 3, 2006. The Marines of 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team Five are conducting counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi security forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces.

A U.S. Marine asks a woman about weapons.

A U.S. Marine asks a woman about weapons while patrolling through a village in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 3, 2006. The Marines of 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team Five are conducting counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi security forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces.

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