Marines From The 3rd Battalion, 10th Regiment Deploy From Camp Lejeune

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - NOVEMBER 3: Phylicia Ward, wife of Lance Corporal Joseph Ward, wipes a tear away as Marines in the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, prepare to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom November 3, 2009 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Once in Afghanistan, the unit will fall under the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade -Afghanistan. Their mission will be to support combat operations as an artillery battalion. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images)

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