US Marines In Khan Neshin, Helmand Province

KHAN NESHIN, AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 12: US Marines from the 1st Marine Division, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance battalion, speak with afghans at the local bazaar in Khan Neshin, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, August 12, 2009. The Marines have been posted at FOB Castle since June, 2009. It's the southern-most US military post in Helmand province, nearly 80 miles from the Pakistan border. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)