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U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7 look for an enemy position while on patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan, on June 10, 2010. The Marines were deployed in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

U.S. Marines look for an enemy position while on patrol.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7 look for an enemy position while on patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan, on June 10, 2010. The Marines were deployed in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

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