Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times
Marines head out on patrol during training exercises at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center. The mountainous terrain prepares Marines for Afghanistan's cold, snowy winters, rugged landscape where communication is difficult and high altitudes where breathing is labored and the trajectory of bullets is difficult to gauge.
Marines head out on patrol during training exercises at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center. The mountainous terrain prepares Marines for Afghanistan's cold, snowy winters, rugged landscape where communication is difficult and high altitudes where breathing is labored and the trajectory of bullets is difficult to gauge. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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