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U.S. Army Col. Cameron M. Cantlon, left, points toward Forward Operating Base Lightning while U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Vance, center, looks on from the top of Pride Rock mountain n Paktya province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. Soldiers conducted a patrol and held a reenlistment ceremony for Vance atop Pride Rock. Cantlon is commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, and Vance is assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Col. Cameron M. Cantlon, left, points toward Forward Operating Base Lightning while U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Vance, center, looks on from the top of Pride Rock mountain n Paktya province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. Soldiers conducted a patrol and held a reenlistment ceremony for Vance atop Pride Rock. Cantlon is commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, and Vance is assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Col. Cameron M. Cantlon, left, points toward Forward Operating Base Lightning while U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Vance, center, looks on from the top of Pride Rock mountain n Paktya province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. Soldiers conducted a patrol and held a reenlistment ceremony for Vance atop Pride Rock. Cantlon is commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, and Vance is assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

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