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U.S. Army Sgts. Peter Willis, left, and Joshua Prescott, right, dismount a .50 caliber machine gun from their vehicle after a successful mission in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 4, 2013. Willis and Prescott are assigned to the Security Force Assistance Team, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas National Guard.

U.S. Army Sgts. Peter Willis, left, and Joshua Prescott, right, dismount a .50 caliber machine gun from their vehicle after a successful mission in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 4, 2013. Willis and Prescott are assigned to the Security Force Assistance Team, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas National Guard.

U.S. Army Sgts. Peter Willis, left, and Joshua Prescott, right, dismount a .50 caliber machine gun from their vehicle after a successful mission in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 4, 2013. Willis and Prescott are assigned to the Security Force Assistance Team, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas National Guard.

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