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Marines on watch in Marja

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Lance Corporal Michael Murray, a fireteam leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security in Marja, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines and soldiers from the Afghan National Army patrolled through a residential section of the city to carry out counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marja of Taliban presence and intimidation. Lance Corporal Tommy Bellegarde.

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