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U.S. Army Capt. James Guglielmi, third from left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dale Ogden, foreground, direct their soldiers as they set up their command post to provide security for a joint U.S. and Afghan forces security meeting in the Chamkani district of Afghanistan's Paktia province, May 4, 2014. Guglielmi is commander of the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and Ogden is a platoon sergeant.

U.S. Army Capt. James Guglielmi, third from left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dale Ogden, foreground, direct their soldiers as they set up their command post to provide security for a joint U.S. and Afghan forces security meeting in the Chamkani district of Afghanistan's Paktia province, May 4, 2014. Guglielmi is commander of the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and Ogden is a platoon sergeant.

U.S. Army Capt. James Guglielmi, third from left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dale Ogden, foreground, direct their soldiers as they set up their command post to provide security for a joint U.S. and Afghan forces security meeting in the Chamkani district of Afghanistan's Paktia province, May 4, 2014. Guglielmi is commander of the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and Ogden is a platoon sergeant.

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