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A U.S. Army sniper and his spotter watch over members of their unit as they enter a small village near the Pakistan border in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

A U.S. Army sniper and his spotter watch over members of their unit as they enter a small village near the Pakistan border in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

A U.S. Army sniper and his spotter watch over members of their unit as they enter a small village near the Pakistan border in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

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