A Marine with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment peers over a compound wall searching for enemy fighters during an interdiction operation near the Bari Gul bazaar in the Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Nearly 100 Marines and coalition forces service members engaged in a firefight with insurgents while patrolling the area to interdict Taliban movements and gather intelligence around the bazaar. (DoD photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson, Marine Corps/Released) 131204-M-ZB219-118 (11338716406)

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