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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sanchez and Cpl. Lavachery, with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, peer out of a window at Patrol Base Jaker, in Nawa, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2009. The Marines are deployed in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force.

Sgt. Sanchez and Cpl. Lavachery peer out of a window at Patrol Base Jaker.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sanchez and Cpl. Lavachery, with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, peer out of a window at Patrol Base Jaker, in Nawa, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2009. The Marines are deployed in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force.

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