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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael D. Vu, left, shows U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew B. Pilling where he has soldiers pulling security during a mission in the Saberi district in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Aug. 21, 2013. Vu, an infantryman, and Pilling, a platoon leader, are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company E, 2nd Battlion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael D. Vu, left, shows U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew B. Pilling where he has soldiers pulling security during a mission in the Saberi district in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Aug. 21, 2013. Vu, an infantryman, and Pilling, a platoon leader, are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company E, 2nd Battlion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael D. Vu, left, shows U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew B. Pilling where he has soldiers pulling security during a mission in the Saberi district in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Aug. 21, 2013. Vu, an infantryman, and Pilling, a platoon leader, are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company E, 2nd Battlion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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