Local community members and Engineers with the Royal Thai Air Force, Indonesian Army and Army Engineers with 176th Engineer Company, Washington National Guard take part in a blessing ceremony by raising a pillar during construction of a new classroom being built Ban Sub Prik School, Saraburi, Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015, Jan. 26, 2015. The pillar raising was part of a dedication ceremony for the new structure, the pillar was blessed by the community in order to provide safe construction and longevity for the structure. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hilda Becerra/Released)

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Local community members and Engineers with the Royal Thai Air Force, Indonesian Army and Army Engineers with 176th Engineer Company, Washington National Guard take part in a blessing ceremony by raising a pillar during construction of a new classroom being built Ban Sub Prik School, Saraburi, Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015, Jan. 26, 2015. The pillar raising was part of a dedication ceremony for the new structure, the pillar was blessed by the community in order to provide safe construction and longevity for the structure. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hilda Becerra/Released) Cobra Gold 2015 150126-M-BN829-010

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