Captured moments: Marine father carries daughter's birthday gift throughout Afghanistan

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Sgt. Anthony Ortiz, a California native and combat cameraman with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), poses with a teddy bear at the sign for Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2013. Ortiz took the doll with him during his missions in the province before sending it home to his daughter for her third birthday.

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Captured moments: Marine father carries daughter’s birthday gift throughout Afghanistan

Sep 12, 2013

Eredvi - Sgt. Anthony Ortiz, a California native and combat cameraman with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), poses with a teddy bear at the sign for Combat Outpost Eredvi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2013. Ortiz took the doll with him during his missions in the province before sending it home to his daughter for her third birthday.

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