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NOW ZAD, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 30: U.S. Marine LCpl. Brandon Collingwood returns to his sandbagged sleeping quarters after serving his time on guard duty on March 30, 2009 in Now Zad in Helmand province of southern Afghanistan. Marines from Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment man an observation post overlooking the Taliban frontline. Unlike in many other areas of Afghanistan, where American forces are engaged primarily in counterinsurgency warfare, in Now Zad, both Taliban and American forces hold territory and can see each other across their linear frontline positions.
