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Cpl. Mark Hickok patrols through a field during a clearing mission in Marja.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mark Hickok patrols through a field during a clearing mission in Marja in Afghanistan's Helmand province on April 9, 2011. Hickok, a combat engineer, is assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion.