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U.S. soldiers fire an M777 155mm howitzer during a fire support mission on Combat Outpost Wilderness, Paktya province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2013.

U.S. soldiers fire an M777 155mm howitzer during a fire support mission on Combat Outpost Wilderness, Paktya province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2013.

U.S. soldiers fire an M777 155mm howitzer during a fire support mission on Combat Outpost Wilderness, Paktya province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2013.

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