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U.S. Army soldiers take a break from fortifying the latrine area with sandbags on Combat Outpost Munoz, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry.

U.S. Army soldiers take a break from fortifying the latrine area with sandbags on Combat Outpost Munoz, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry.

U.S. Army soldiers take a break from fortifying the latrine area with sandbags on Combat Outpost Munoz, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry.

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