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U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Andrews looks from a ridge into the town of Tupac in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Andrews is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Andrews looks from a ridge into the town of Tupac in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Andrews is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Andrews looks from a ridge into the town of Tupac in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Andrews is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment.

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