Offbeat Pictures Of The Week - 2007, March 13(Lloyd Medina)

United States Marine Corps senior drill instructor Staff Sergeant Lloyd Medina (R) of San Antonio, Texas prepares his recruits for physical training during boot camp March 8, 2007 at Parris Island, South Carolina. The Department of Defense has asked Congress to increase the size of the Marine Corps by 27,000 troops and the Army by 65,000 over the next five years.

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