Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Sears, a corpsman with C Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6 shakes hands with children who run up to him while patrolling through the Gostan valley, Helmand province, Afghanistan. RCT-6 and RCT-5 are currently fighting side by side for the first time since World War I. Belleau Wood Marines reunite on Afghan battlefield DVIDS596512

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