Lt. Col. John E. McDonough, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Maj. Noor Mohammad, the executive officer of 6th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps, Afghan national army, sit together before a graduation ceremony on Patrol Base Shamshad, Nov. 26, 2009. Twenty-eight members of 6th Battalion graduated after two weeks of training headed by soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Patrol Base Shamshad -a

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