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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Straub, center, uses a makeshift bridge to cross a canal under the watch of Lance Cpl. Andrew Loggins during a security patrol in the Durzay region of the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 30, 2012. The Marines are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Straub, center, uses a makeshift bridge to cross a canal under the watch of Lance Cpl. Andrew Loggins during a security patrol in the Durzay region of the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 30, 2012. The Marines are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Straub, center, uses a makeshift bridge to cross a canal under the watch of Lance Cpl. Andrew Loggins during a security patrol in the Durzay region of the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 30, 2012. The Marines are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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