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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew Martin, commander, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, talks with a villager during an operation in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, July 3, 2009. The Marines are part of the ground combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released.)
