I wanted to know more about what linked these Marines--what compelled them to come from all corners of the country to commemorate one of their own.

我想更深入地了解，到底是什么东西把这些陆战队员联系在一起，是什么驱使他们风尘仆仆地从全美各地赶来纪念自己的战友。

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Sergeant Latimer said that Afghans were more receptive when his patrols included the female Marines, who hand out stuffed animals to village children.

拉蒂默军士说，当巡逻队里有女队员时，阿富汗人更愿意同他们接近。

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Here, Raynor automatically calls in a "special delivery" of three drop pods that deliver more of Raynor's Marines right on top of the enemy.

在这里，雷诺自动呼叫了他的“特别快递”，在敌人头顶空降下了3个空投舱，运来了更多雷诺的陆战队。

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They were among the more than six-thousand Marines killed on Iwo Jima.

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McCain called for an increase in the Army of about 70, 000 soldiers and for 20, 000 to 25, 000 more Marines.

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More Marines died than there had been sailors on the ship, but the vessel and the crew were recovered.

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And, of course, the Marine Commandant General James Conway told reporters just last week he wants to see even more Marines head to Afghanistan.

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