Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Scolari with Fox Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 greets an Afghan child while on a patrol in the Khwajadad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 29, 2012. Marines conducted the patrol to gain census information to assist in building a relationship with the local populace and gain information on Taliban activity in the area. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ismael E. Ortega) Visiting Khwajadad district 120329-M-RD023-007

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