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U.S. Sgt. Jared Leiss shows his squad's number for the MV-22 Osprey pilot who picked up the Marines at during an air assault exercise in a training area east of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 13, 2009. Leiss a squad leader assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Sgt. Jared Leiss shows his squad's number for the MV-22 Osprey pilot who picked up the Marines at during an air assault exercise in a training area east of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 13, 2009. Leiss a squad leader assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

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