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A U.S. Marine stands guard in an abandoned house in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 2, 2006. Marines from the 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 are using the house as a patrol base from which to operate.

A U.S. Marine stands guard in an abandoned house in Fallujah.

A U.S. Marine stands guard in an abandoned house in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 2, 2006. Marines from the 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 are using the house as a patrol base from which to operate.

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