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U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Baker, right, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kenneth J. Hurst, center, and U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Buchanan, left, use high ground to look for potential threats in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2014. Baker, Hurst and Buchanan are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Air Assault.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Baker, right, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kenneth J. Hurst, center, and U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Buchanan, left, use high ground to look for potential threats in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2014. Baker, Hurst and Buchanan are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Air Assault.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Baker, right, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kenneth J. Hurst, center, and U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Buchanan, left, use high ground to look for potential threats in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2014. Baker, Hurst and Buchanan are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Air Assault.

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