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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Friedlander provides security for U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Hinckley as he talks to an Afghan family from the Washer district during a security patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, July 16, 2014. Friedlander, a driver, and Hinckley, a team leader, are assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Friedlander provides security for U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Hinckley as he talks to an Afghan family from the Washer district during a security patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, July 16, 2014. Friedlander, a driver, and Hinckley, a team leader, are assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Friedlander provides security for U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Hinckley as he talks to an Afghan family from the Washer district during a security patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, July 16, 2014. Friedlander, a driver, and Hinckley, a team leader, are assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

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