Afghanistan The Candy Man… April 10, 2012 Share Read Later Marine photo / Cpl. Reece LodderAfghan children tag along with Marine Lance Corporal Jacob Kartchner, 28, from Long Beach, Calif. They’re hoping to get candy from Kartchner as he and his comrades, from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrol the Hazar Joft bazaar in Helmand province on Sunday.