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SANGIN, HELMAND PROVINCE,, AFGHANISTAN

08.03.2011

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Crilly 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

SANGIN, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Capt. Ryan M. Hunt, the company commander of 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, walks through a branch of the Helmand River in the early morning of Aug. 5 following a two-day clearing operation in the Northern Sangin “green zone.” Hunt is from Grand Coulee, Wash., and is a 2003 alumnus of Washington State University.

• Date Taken: 08.03.2011
• Date Posted: 08.15.2011 13:39
• Photo ID: 443193
• VIRIN: 110803-M-VI905-100
• Resolution: 3504x2336
• Size: 3.8 MB
• Location: SANGIN, HELMAND PROVINCE,, AF