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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Straub (center), a team

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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Straub (center), a team leader with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 23-year-old native of Lykens, Pa., uses a makeshift bridge to cross a canal under the watch of Lance Cpl. Andrew Loggins, a rifleman and 25-year-old native of Clarksville, Ga., during a security patrol here, April 30, 2012. On the final patrol of their seven-month deployment, the Marines toured the Durzay region of Helmand province's Garmsir district to disrupt possible insurgent activity. After arriving in Garmsir in October 2011, the Marines aided Afghan National Security Forces in assuming lead security responsibility of the district, developing and expanding legitimate Afghan governance by defeating insurgent forces and securing the people of Garmsir.

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02/05/2012
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