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Cpl. Dennis D. Merritt, a small-arms technician with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepares a M240E1 machinegun to be fired by Marines of his company at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 4. "We need to make sure the weapons we issue are ready to go. If something malfunctions during firing, we also need to be there to fix it and get the gun back on the line," said Merritt, 21, from South Lake Tahoe, Calif.::r::::n::
081004-M-4507D-004.jpg Photo By: Cpl. Dean Davis

Oct 4, 2008
Cpl. Dennis D. Merritt, a small-arms technician with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, prepares a M240E1 machinegun to be fired by Marines of his company at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 4. "We need to make sure the weapons we issue are ready to go. If something malfunctions during firing, we also need to be there to fix it and get the gun back on the line," said Merritt, 21, from South Lake Tahoe, Calif.::r::::n::


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