Marine Corps Sgt. Erik Rasmussen, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, and an interpreter speak to an Afghan boy at a vehicle check point at a bridge crossing the Nahr-e Saraj canal in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 27. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force. Operation Enduring Freedom- 2nd Platoon Patrol 110227-M-SB982-198

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