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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Torres-Cortes scans the Wadawu valley during Operation Silver Creek in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2009.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Torres-Cortes scans the Wadawu valley during Operation Silver Creek in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2009.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Torres-Cortes scans the Wadawu valley during Operation Silver Creek in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2009.

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