Lance Cpl. Joshua Larson, 22, of Everett, Wash., mans his automatic weapon from a position he dug through a wall along the perimeter of the airport in Kandahr, Afghanistan, on Dec. 19, 2001. Larson is a member of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit from North Carolina which has teamed up with the Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Afghanistan.—AP/PTI