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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Eddy leads Marines and sailors during a patrol near Fire Base Fiddler's Green, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 3, 2009. Eddy is attached to Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment. His unit is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. William Eddy leads Marines and sailors during a patrol near Fire Base Fiddler's Green.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Eddy leads Marines and sailors during a patrol near Fire Base Fiddler's Green, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 3, 2009. Eddy is attached to Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment. His unit is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.

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