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U.S. Army Spc. John Lombardo mans his weapon in the turret of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle as it blocks traffic near a bridge construction site in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2011. Lombardo secured the area to enable engineers to inspect it safely. He is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, 181st Infantry Regiment, and is a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

U.S. Army Spc. John Lombardo mans his weapon in the turret of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle as it blocks traffic near a bridge construction site in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2011. Lombardo secured the area to enable engineers to inspect it safely. He is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, 181st Infantry Regiment, and is a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

U.S. Army Spc. John Lombardo mans his weapon in the turret of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle as it blocks traffic near a bridge construction site in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2011. Lombardo secured the area to enable engineers to inspect it safely. He is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, 181st Infantry Regiment, and is a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

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