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Feb 4, 2012

The “Magnificent Bastards” of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines have been deployed to Afghanistan since August 2011. Their main efforts have been reconstruction and creating a security bubble from which the Afghan National Security Forces can operate independently. “The Marines train us to operate on our own, independently,” said Major Shamsullhaq, 40, executive officer, afghan national army, from Baghlan, Afghanistan. Shamsullhaq spoke through Saber (Marine uniform), translator, from Baltimore, M.D.

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