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Lance Cpl. Benjamin Cool ties a detonation cord as Lance Cpl. Josh Czerepka places several blocks of explosives into an insurgent firing position.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Cool (left) ties a detonation cord as Lance Cpl. Josh Czerepka places several blocks of explosives into an insurgent firing position at a location in Afghanistan on March 5, 2012. Cool and Czerepka are combat engineers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.