Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Hughes, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, walks through a cornfield during a patrol in the Nawa district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan Sept. 30, 2009. The battalion, which is a combat elements of Regimental Combat Team 3, is conducting counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillip Elgie/Released) 090930-M-1159E-915 (4732637459)

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