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U.S. Marines patrol south towards a palm grove.
U.S. Marines patrol south towards a palm grove clearing every house on their way in Al Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation al Fajr (New Dawn) on Nov. 15, 2004. The Marines, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, are searching each house for insurgents and weapons caches.