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- [Narrator] The Marines of Lima Company,

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Second Battalion, Tenth Marine Regiment

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have many roles in Iraq.

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They're warfighters,
ambassadors, and humanitarians.

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A big part of their mission entails

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showing the Iraqi people

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they're here for the right reasons.

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- A lot them think that we're
here for ourselves to get oil.

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We're here to help ourselves
and not really here

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to help them.

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I care about the mission
and what we accomplish here.

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- [Narrator] When 2-10
goes to a new neighborhood,

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they sometimes get a mixed reaction.

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- We make house calls, cordon knocks,

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just helped out the people,

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seeing what was really going on

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on this side of the AO.

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Being it was our first time out.

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- See a bunch of men come up to my house,

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want to know what's going on,

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ask a bunch of personal questions

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would really make me uneasy.

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But, to see that they're being nice,

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and they're very apologetic about

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inconveniencing my home for me.

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- [Narrator] Therefore,
the Marines of 2-10

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must be mindful on both a tactical

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and diplomatic level.

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They know they're successful when

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they turn uneasiness into smiles.

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Reporting for Multi-National Force West,

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I'm Sergeant Tracy Jackson.