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A U.S. paratrooper scans the low ground while providing security for a convoy passing through the mountains of Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2007. The soldier is assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment.

A U.S. paratrooper scans the low ground while providing security for a convoy passing through the mountains of Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2007. The soldier is assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment.

A U.S. paratrooper scans the low ground while providing security for a convoy passing through the mountains of Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2007. The soldier is assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment.

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