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Cpl. Benjamin Leo, a combat engineer with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) pauses for a moment after completing a convoy to Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Afghanistan, May 8. In addition to becoming a more proficient combat engineer, Leo also had the opportunity to experience other tasks in a deployed environment. During convoys from one location to the next, Leo has been a driver, a gunner and most recently a vehicle commander.