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U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeremy Scott, left, and Lance Cpl. Tyler Dickinson play chess after work on Patrol Base Bury in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 26, 2012. Scott, a squad leader, and Dickinson, an assaultman, are assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battaltion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeremy Scott, left, and Lance Cpl. Tyler Dickinson play chess after work on Patrol Base Bury in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 26, 2012. Scott, a squad leader, and Dickinson, an assaultman, are assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battaltion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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