Sgt. Steven Pendleton, a Knoxville, Tenn., native and squad leader with1st Battalion, 9th Marines, aims down the sites of his grenade launcher during a firefight with insurgents near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Pendleton helped cover a group of Marines dashing across an open field during a four-hour firefight with insurgents near the bazaar. Under Fire 131204-M-ZB219-054

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