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U.S. Army soldier walk across a field during a joint patrol with Afghan forces in the Andar district, Afghanistan, Jan. 07, 2011. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army soldier walk across a field during a joint patrol with Afghan forces in the Andar district, Afghanistan, Jan. 07, 2011. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army soldier walk across a field during a joint patrol with Afghan forces in the Andar district, Afghanistan, Jan. 07, 2011. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.

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