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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derek Mellor takes a sip of water.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derek Mellor takes a sip of water from his Camelbak during a break in joint patrol with Iraqi army soldiers in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on Nov. 18, 2006. Mellor is a radio operator with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5.