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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Wesley M. Erb during his visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2011. Erb is assigned to 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Wesley M. Erb during his visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2011. Erb is assigned to 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Wesley M. Erb during his visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2011. Erb is assigned to 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.

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