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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hickman, foreground, leads a patrol with Czech and Afghan soldiers through a village in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2015. Hickman is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hickman, foreground, leads a patrol with Czech and Afghan soldiers through a village in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2015. Hickman is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hickman, foreground, leads a patrol with Czech and Afghan soldiers through a village in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2015. Hickman is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

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