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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Shane Rossow takes notes as he listens.
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Shane Rossow takes notes as he listens to a local sheik during a council meeting in Hit, Iraq, on March 17, 2007. Rossow, a civil affairs group commander from 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, is meeting with local leaders to assess the need for improvements in the city.