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U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Buchanan, foreground, conducts a radio check inside an abandoned fortress in Petawa village in Afghanistan's Parwan province, June 13, 2014. Buchanan is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Strike.

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Buchanan, foreground, conducts a radio check inside an abandoned fortress in Petawa village in Afghanistan's Parwan province, June 13, 2014. Buchanan is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Strike.

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Buchanan, foreground, conducts a radio check inside an abandoned fortress in Petawa village in Afghanistan's Parwan province, June 13, 2014. Buchanan is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Strike.

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