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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hodys, a communication technician with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security during a patrol in the Nawa district of Afghanistan's Helmand province on Aug. 13, 2009. The 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts counter insurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.

Cpl. Hodys provides security during a patrol in the Nawa district.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hodys, a communication technician with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security during a patrol in the Nawa district of Afghanistan's Helmand province on Aug. 13, 2009. The 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts counter insurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.

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