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AFGHANISTAN. US Marines. 

Peter van Agtmael 

FOB Sharp, in Mian Poshtay, is the combat base of Echo Company, 2/8 Marines. The base is named for a man from the unit that was killed on the first day of the Marine air assault into Helmand Province in July 2009. He was killed while assaulting the building that later became the Marine base. Conditions are very rudimentary. They sleep on the floor and there is no running water, showers, or flushing toilets. Most meals are MRE's, or Meals Ready to Eat. Marines from the unit take contact from the enemy nearly every day. They are the southern most Marine of 2/8. 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 6, 2009. French soldiers dance to... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 6, 2009. French soldiers dance to... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 22, 2009. A marine waits to have his haircut... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 7, 2009. Blast walls and tented housing at... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 6, 2009. Soldiers wait to board a C-130 transport... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. American Marines of... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 8, 2009. Marines take care of daily hygiene... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. FOB Sharp. The 'kiddie pool' was... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2009. A marine waits to have his haircut at Camp... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. Marine officers listen to a briefing... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. Marine officers listen to a briefing... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. A Marine with a village... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. A Marine Sergeant and an Afghan... 

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AFGHANISTAN. South of Garmsir, Helmand. 2009. Marines swim in... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 10, 2009. Marines of Fox Company, 2/8 Battalion... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 20, 2009. An Afghan soldier soldier sits... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. Marines at rest before a patrol... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. A Marine at rest before a patrol... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan translator reads a copy... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan translator covers his... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Mortars firing in support of a... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Garmsir, Helmand. 2009. Marines listen to their... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines from FOB Sharp prepare... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines from FOB Sharp prepare... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. A detainee at OP Palace, the Afghan... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. The desert in Helmand Province.... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 10, 2009. An Afghan man (likely with Down... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 10, 2009. An Afghan man (likely with Down... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 9, 2009. A Marine stands guard at a checkpoint... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 12, 2009. A Marine watches the Helmand River... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. An Afghan soldier on... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. An Afghan soldier wearing eye shadow... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan boy on a bicycle seen... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 20, 2009. Marines and Afghan Border Police... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. The patrol continued... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. A Marine from FOB Sharp rests during... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. A Marine on patrol.... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. A small IED found during a search... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. Marines on patrol minutes... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines from FOB Sharp kneel on... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. A few minutes earlier,... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines briefly detain villagers... 

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Marines rush towards a ditch under fire during a large firefight... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Marines rush towards a ditch under... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. Marines rush towards... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Marines in a ditch under fire during... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Marine in a ditch under fire during... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. During a pause in a firefight between... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan civilian caught in the... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. A Marine peers over a wall for... 

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Marines rush towards a ditch under fire during a large firefight... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. Marines advance on... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines change positions during... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. A Marine after a firefight... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. A Marine returns to base after... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Afghan soldiers and Marines return... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Garmsir, Helmand. 2009. An injured Afghan child... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Garmsir, Helmand. 2009. American medics treat an... 
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