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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Troy Bullock, center, conducts a pre-mission briefing on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle during a retro-grade operation on Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. Bullock is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Forward Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Troy Bullock, center, conducts a pre-mission briefing on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle during a retro-grade operation on Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. Bullock is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Forward Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Troy Bullock, center, conducts a pre-mission briefing on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle during a retro-grade operation on Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. Bullock is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Forward Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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