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Soldiers in Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Pvt Heinrich Mokofisi, of the 2nd MEB, 1/5 Marines, H & S Company, takes a position, as Afghan men pass by in a tractor trailer, during a Marine patrol with Afghan Army soldiers, near Faqairan village, Nawa district, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
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Soldiers in Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Pvt Heinrich Mokofisi, of the 2nd MEB, 1/5 Marines, H & S Company, takes a position, as Afghan men pass by in a tractor trailer, during a Marine patrol with Afghan Army soldiers, near Faqairan village, Nawa district, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
AP Photo/Brennan Linsley