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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Duffy reports to the convoy commander that they have swept the first culvert while on a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in the Alingar district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 7, 2011. Duffy is a team leader assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Duffy reports to the convoy commander that they have swept the first culvert while on a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in the Alingar district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 7, 2011. Duffy is a team leader assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Duffy reports to the convoy commander that they have swept the first culvert while on a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in the Alingar district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 7, 2011. Duffy is a team leader assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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