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U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Brock conducts a security patrol near the village of Narizah in Afghanistan's Tani district, Feb. 10, 2012. Brock is a forward observer assigned to the 501st Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion Airborne.

U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Brock conducts a security patrol near the village of Narizah in Afghanistan's Tani district, Feb. 10, 2012. Brock is a forward observer assigned to the 501st Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion Airborne.

U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Brock conducts a security patrol near the village of Narizah in Afghanistan's Tani district, Feb. 10, 2012. Brock is a forward observer assigned to the 501st Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion Airborne.

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