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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Tucker gives a pencil to a young boy during a civil affairs visit to an elementary school in Damerdjog, Djibouti, on Sept. 17, 2008. Tucker is assigned to the 8th Provisional Security Company deployed to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. The 8th Provisional Security Company is part of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.

Lance Cpl. Kyle Tucker gives a pencil to a young boy.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Tucker gives a pencil to a young boy during a civil affairs visit to an elementary school in Damerdjog, Djibouti, on Sept. 17, 2008. Tucker is assigned to the 8th Provisional Security Company deployed to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. The 8th Provisional Security Company is part of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.

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