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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Heimann, right, observes another soldier firing his weapon during a small arms range training exercise on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, July 31, 2013. Heimann is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Heimann, right, observes another soldier firing his weapon during a small arms range training exercise on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, July 31, 2013. Heimann is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Heimann, right, observes another soldier firing his weapon during a small arms range training exercise on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, July 31, 2013. Heimann is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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