Candy to Kids

Cpl. Anthony Deprimo, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, gives a piece of candy to an Afghan child while on a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers patrolled through a residential area of the city to conduct counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde