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    Buffalo Marine lives for challenge, thrives in Afghanistan

    CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

    11.17.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde  

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Lance Cpl. Dingyi Duan of Buffalo, N.Y., a high-mobility artillery rocket system crewman with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, emigrated from Zibo, China to the United States at age 17. The 22-year-old, currently serving on his first combat deployment, had some difficulty adjusting to his new life in America when he first arrived. He enlisted in the Marine Corps and overcame a language barrier during recruit training to become a United States Marine.

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    Date Taken: 11.17.2011
    Date Posted: 11.17.2011 05:04
    Photo ID: 488681
    VIRIN: 110910-M-YI942-103
    Resolution: 4570x3080
    Size: 6.35 MB
    Location: CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF

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