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U.S. Marines from 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment stand atop Patrol Base Barcha following a security patrol here, Dec. 12. The Marines pictured are (front to back) Sgt. Matt Garst, 23, from Charlotte, N.C., Lance Cpls. Ryan Gerrity, 21, from Cranford, N.J., James Blomstran, 22, from Cortland, Ohio and Nicholas Dumke, 20, from Huron, S.D. The four Marines rescued nine Afghans from a canal during a Dec. 2 night patrol. Near the end of their patrol, a vehicle carrying an Afghan family struck an Afghan National Army soldier and sent both plunging into the frigid canal. The ANA soldiers provided security while the 2nd Platoon Marines braved the swiftly moving current to recover the accident victims.
111214-M-0000C-007.jpg Photo By: Cpl. Reece Lodder

Dec 14, 2011
U.S. Marines from 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment stand atop Patrol Base Barcha following a security patrol here, Dec. 12. The Marines pictured are (front to back) Sgt. Matt Garst, 23, from Charlotte, N.C., Lance Cpls. Ryan Gerrity, 21, from Cranford, N.J., James Blomstran, 22, from Cortland, Ohio and Nicholas Dumke, 20, from Huron, S.D. The four Marines rescued nine Afghans from a canal during a Dec. 2 night patrol. Near the end of their patrol, a vehicle carrying an Afghan family struck an Afghan National Army soldier and sent both plunging into the frigid canal. The ANA soldiers provided security while the 2nd Platoon Marines braved the swiftly moving current to recover the accident victims.


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