(From left) Marine Lt. Matthew Palma, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Col. Roger Turner, the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, and Daoud Parwani, the RCT-5 cultural advisor, listen to Afghan leaders before sharing dinner here, April 13, 2012. Turner and Palma were joined by Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, the Task Force Leatherneck, 1st Marine Division (Forward) commanding general, on a visit to several Afghan and Marine positions in Helmand province's Garmsir district to see the progress of Afghan National Security Forces and district government fi


(From left) Marine Lt. Matthew Palma, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Col. Roger Turner, the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, and Daoud Parwani, the RCT-5 cultural advisor, listen to Afghan leaders before sharing dinner here, April 13, 2012. Turner and Palma were joined by Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, the Task Force Leatherneck, 1st Marine Division (Forward) commanding general, on a visit to several Afghan and Marine positions in Helmand province's Garmsir district to see the progress of Afghan National Security Forces and district government first hand. Marine leaders get first hand look at security, governance progress in southern Helmand 120412-M-PH863-095


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