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Iraqi men with Provincial Security Forces danced in celebration of the grand reopening of the “Lollipop” Market in Garma, Iraq, Dec. 1. The market was once a battleground between insurgents and Coalition Forces. “Six or seven months ago there were still gun battles being fought here,” said Capt. Quintin D. Jones, commanding officer of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. “This shows how far we’ve come here.”

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Dec 1, 2007

Iraqi men with Provincial Security Forces danced in celebration of the grand reopening of the “Lollipop” Market in Garma, Iraq, Dec. 1. The market was once a battleground between insurgents and Coalition Forces. “Six or seven months ago there were still gun battles being fought here,” said Capt. Quintin D. Jones, commanding officer of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. “This shows how far we’ve come here.”

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