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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rafael Santana, center, conducts a safety brief with passengers before a mission on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2013. Santana, a convoy commander, is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, Headquarters Battalion.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rafael Santana, center, conducts a safety brief with passengers before a mission on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2013. Santana, a convoy commander, is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, Headquarters Battalion.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rafael Santana, center, conducts a safety brief with passengers before a mission on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2013. Santana, a convoy commander, is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, Headquarters Battalion.

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