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Army Sgt. 1st Class Micah S. Lyness, a New York State National Guardsman, stands watch in a simulated Afghan village at Fort Riley, Kan., March 17, 2008. The village is used to train U.S. military advisors en route for duty in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Micah S. Lyness, a New York State National Guardsman, stands watch in a simulated Afghan village at Fort Riley, Kan., March 17, 2008. The village is used to train U.S. military advisors en route for duty in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Micah S. Lyness, a New York State National Guardsman, stands watch in a simulated Afghan village at Fort Riley, Kan., March 17, 2008. The village is used to train U.S. military advisors en route for duty in Afghanistan or Iraq.

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