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U.S. Army Sgt. Eduardo Avila leads his squad up an embankment during a foot patrol in the Arghandab district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Jan. 31, 2011.

U.S. Army Sgt. Eduardo Avila leads his squad up an embankment during a foot patrol in the Arghandab district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Jan. 31, 2011.

U.S. Army Sgt. Eduardo Avila leads his squad up an embankment during a foot patrol in the Arghandab district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Jan. 31, 2011.

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