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    Birth of a Motto: in Helmand Province, 3/3 H&S Marines Prove Their Versatility, Mettle [Image 1 of 4]

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    Birth of a Motto: in Helmand Province, 3/3 H&S Marines Prove Their Versatility, Mettle

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, AFGHANISTAN

    05.30.2010

    Photo by Sgt. Mark Fayloga 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    Pfc. Aramis C. Sandoval, administrative clerk, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds security at a vehicle checkpoint near Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, May 30. Sandoval from Bronx, N.Y., will have served in the Marine Corps for a year on June 7. He wants to become a lawyer and hoped serving as a clerk in a legal office would give him some experience. Instead he is part of the H&S guard force, a group of mostly non-infantrymen who perform infantry duties in the H&S battle space. "I give all the respect to the grunts," Sandoval said with a tired sigh. "This work is not easy at all. It's physically and mentally demanding. The pressure is the biggest challenge. I don't ever want to look back and think I got a Marine hurt because I wasn't doing something right."

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    Date Taken: 05.30.2010
    Date Posted: 06.06.2010 15:56
    Photo ID: 286832
    VIRIN: 100530-M-1558F-497
    Resolution: 3784x2566
    Size: 3.8 MB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, AF

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