An Afghan man takes a break while working on the new government building at the Marine Corps? Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment operating base in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2009. The 1st Battalion is one of the ground combat elements deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillip Elgie/Released) 091029-M-1159E-573 (4074717589)

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