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Army Spc. Robert Sumner, a native of Birmingham, England, and a British army veteran, now serves with the U.S. Army at Forward Operation Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, 55th Signal Company

Army Spc. Robert Sumner, a native of Birmingham, England, and a British army veteran, now serves with the U.S. Army at Forward Operation Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, 55th Signal Company

Army Spc. Robert Sumner, a native of Birmingham, England, and a British army veteran, now serves with the U.S. Army at Forward Operation Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, 55th Signal Company

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