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Fifty-five Tongan soldiers are receiving training at Camp Pendleton as they prepare to deploy to Iraq.

Fifty-five Tongan soldiers are receiving training at Camp Pendleton as they prepare to deploy to Iraq. (Mark Boster / LAT)

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Soldiers demonstrate their martial arts skills during a drill. Tonga has a relationship with the 1st Marine Division that dates to World War II and the battle at Guadalcanal, where their troops fought alongside each other.

Soldiers demonstrate their martial arts skills during a drill. Tonga has a relationship with the 1st Marine Division that dates to World War II and the battle at Guadalcanal, where their troops fought alongside each other. (Mark Boster / LAT)

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