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U.S. Army Sgt. Graham Mullins, left, gives an order to U.S. Army Pfc. Damian Gardner as insurgents fire on their position during an early morning gun battle in the Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Mullins and Gardner, are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. Graham Mullins, left, gives an order to U.S. Army Pfc. Damian Gardner as insurgents fire on their position during an early morning gun battle in the Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Mullins and Gardner, are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. Graham Mullins, left, gives an order to U.S. Army Pfc. Damian Gardner as insurgents fire on their position during an early morning gun battle in the Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Mullins and Gardner, are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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