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Sgt. Jose Hernandez interacts with a local elder and his family.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Hernandez interacts with a local elder and his family during a security patrol in the Garmsir District in Afghanistan's Helmand province on July 8, 2011. Hernandez is assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Combined Anti-Armor Team 1.