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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Kruger, a scout with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, provides security during an immediate action drill at Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Sept. 8, 2009.

Cpl. Brian Kruger provides security during an immediate action drill.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Kruger, a scout with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, provides security during an immediate action drill at Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Sept. 8, 2009.

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