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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julio I. Perez (right) speaks with a local Iraqi farmer. Perez is assigned as a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

Lance Cpl. Julio I. Perez speaks with a local Iraqi farmer

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julio I. Perez (right) speaks with a local Iraqi farmer. Perez is assigned as a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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