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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sylvio Francois sets up security while fellow Marines search the area for imaginary enemy activity during a convoy training exercise stretching from Bridgeport, Calif., to Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot in Hawthorne, Nev., March 7, 2009. Francois is an assault guided missileman assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sylvio Francois sets up security while fellow Marines search the area for imaginary enemy activity during a convoy training exercise stretching from Bridgeport, Calif., to Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot in Hawthorne, Nev., March 7, 2009. Francois is an assault guided missileman assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sylvio Francois sets up security while fellow Marines search the area for imaginary enemy activity during a convoy training exercise stretching from Bridgeport, Calif., to Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot in Hawthorne, Nev., March 7, 2009. Francois is an assault guided missileman assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment.

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