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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Daniel Barbeau walks through a hole in a wall during a census patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 17, 2011. Barbeau is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Daniel Barbeau walks through a hole in a wall during a census patrol.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Daniel Barbeau walks through a hole in a wall during a census patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 17, 2011. Barbeau is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2.

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