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U.S. Marines stand guard in the Salah Ad Din Province.
U.S. Marines from 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, Task Force Mechanized stand guard in the Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, on May 20, 2008. The Marines are conducting missions to hunt down and rid the northern part of Iraq of insurgents.