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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Douglas Jorgensen tosses a grappling hook to search the area for notional mines on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 31, 2014. Jorgensen is a squad automatic rifleman assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Douglas Jorgensen tosses a grappling hook to search the area for notional mines on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 31, 2014. Jorgensen is a squad automatic rifleman assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Douglas Jorgensen tosses a grappling hook to search the area for notional mines on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 31, 2014. Jorgensen is a squad automatic rifleman assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment.

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