Using an interpreter, Cpl. Eric Ramirez, squad leader, Headquarters Company, speaks with a local elder about the 12 bags of fertilizer found in a farmer's van at a vehicle checkpoint near Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, May 30. Enemy forces use fertilizer in the production of improvised explosive devices. After Ramirez ran tests on the fertilizer and the elder vouched for the farmer, the van moved through the checkpoint. "Out on patrol you spend a lot of time talking to people, asking them about their lives," Ramirez from Covina, Calif., said. "A lot of the people we talk to, we
Using an interpreter, Cpl. Eric Ramirez, squad leader, Headquarters Company, speaks with a local elder about the 12 bags of fertilizer found in a farmer's van at a vehicle checkpoint near Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, May 30. Enemy forces use fertilizer in the production of improvised explosive devices. After Ramirez ran tests on the fertilizer and the elder vouched for the farmer, the van moved through the checkpoint. "Out on patrol you spend a lot of time talking to people, asking them about their lives," Ramirez from Covina, Calif., said. "A lot of the people we talk to, we ask them, 'Do you mind? How does it make you feel when we search you?' And, a lot of them say it makes them feel safer. They're willing to work with us because they know we're here to help them out." Birth of a Motto, in Helmand Province, 3-3 H& S; Marines Prove Their Versatility, Mettle DVIDS286837
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