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The ANA soldiers and U.S Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrolled through a residential section of the city to conduct counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. Helmand, Afghanistan. 3/6/10. 


A soldier from the Afghan national army and a local Afghan boy enjoy a light moment during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde

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ANA soldiers and U.S Marines rid Marjah of Taliban presence

The ANA soldiers and U.S Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrolled through a residential section of the city to...

by Def VID in Afghanistan on 07/03/2010

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