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A Marine dressed as Santa hugs a boy during a Toys for Tots event.

Santa's Hug

Staff Sgt. Claus, a Marine assigned to the 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, receives a hug from a child at the Camp Shelby Joint Training Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., Nov. 10, 2022, during a Toys for Tots event.

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