U.S. Marines Patrol Near Opium Fields Of Southwest Afghanistan

BAQWA, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 19: A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment patrols past an opium poppy field on March 19, 2009 near the remote village of Baqwa in Farah province of southwest Afghanistan. The 3/8 Marines are battling a Taliban insurgency funded in large part from the multi-billion dollar drug export trade thriving in the south of the country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)