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Fighting Insurgents in Helmand Province

In an effort by the Obama administration to turn around a struggling, seven-year-old war in Afghanistan, U.S. Marines launched a campaign July 2 to root out Taliban insurgents in the Helmand River valley.

Capt. Christopher Conner, center (with left hand on face), briefs his Marines under a full moon for a mission in Helmand province in Afghanistan on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. The local governor of the region is preparing to visit the province on Wednesday.

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Sgt. Joshua Scafidi, 23, of Greenwich, Conn., left, and Lance Cpl. Cory Johnson, 20, of Statesville, N.C., listen to music during a brief break at Khan Neshin castle.

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A U.S. Marine with 2nd LAR in the courtyard at Khan Neshin castle in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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Christopher Conner, left, prepares his men for a mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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Cpl. Chuck Marion, 22, of Syracuse, N.Y., left, with his yellow lab, Cabela, and Cpl. Wes Dyer, 24, of Albuquerque, N.M., with his black lab, Lottie, with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion Route Clearing Company relax in their makeshift tent at Khan Neshin castle in Helmand province.

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Capt. Christopher Conner, 35, the U.S. Marine Company Commander of Charlie Company, 2nd LAR, of Gastonia, N.C., left, goes over last-minute details of their mission with Capt. Mike Barnett in Khan Neshin, the capital of the Rig District in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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After days of engagement with the enemy, U.S. Marine Cpl. Lance Andrew Rocker, 20, with with 2nd LAR Charlie Company Headquarters Platoon, catches up on some sleep on his way to an early morning mission in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan.

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U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 2nd LAR, prepare to leave on a mission in Khan Neshin.

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U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), attached to the 2nd LAR, use a satchel charge to breach an entrance where insurgents fired small arms fire at troops in Khan Neshin.

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Women and children flee a compound where insurgents launched small arms fire at U.S. Marines Charlie Company, 2nd LAR, as they work their way through Khan Neshin.

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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Thomas, 20, of Livingston County, N.Y., rides a light armor vehicle with Charlie Company, 2nd LAR, to the scene where insurgents opened small arms fire on Marines working in Khan Neshin.

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A donkey clears a path as light armor vehicles used by U.S. Marines work their way through Khan Neshin.

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An Afghan man watches as U.S. Marines search the area surrounding his yard in Khan Neshin.

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Lance Cpl. Cody Thomas searches an Afghan man as 2nd LAR Headquarters Platoon works its way through Khan Neshin.

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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Herr, 20, of Umatilla, Fla., holds security as Marines meet with locals in Khan Neshin.

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U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Scafidi, 23, left, of Greenwich, Conn., searches for weapons at a local home in Khan Neshin.

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U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Julio Meza, 40, of Rushville, N.Y., works the radio as he maneuvers his light armor vehicle through Khan Neshin on a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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U.S. Marine Christopher Brewer, 3rd Class Petty Officer U.S. Navy, working with Charlie Company 2nd LAR, diagnoses a child with a respiratory infection and gives her medicine as troops maneuver through Khan Neshin.

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