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U.S. Marines attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 9, 2010 near Kajaki, Afghanistan
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011

Open quoteThe metal detectors are often useless. We call them confidence boosters.Close quote

  • A U.S. MARINE OFFICER
  • in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on how the design of certain improvised explosive devices planted by the enemy make the bombs nearly impossible to detect
Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images | Source: NYT