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Two Marines kneel and bow their heads in front of an empty boot, helmet and rifle that are propped up in remembrance of a fallen Marine. Beside them, a black dog sits on the ground.

Sgt. Yeager

Sgt. Yeager, an explosives detection dog, lies in front of a battlefield cross as Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Derick Clark and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Dale Reeves observe a moment of silence in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe. Tarwoe, a dog handler and mortarman, died during combat operations in Afghanistan on April 12, 2012.

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Credit: Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez VIRIN: 120422-M-PH863-012.JPG