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U.S. Army Pfc's. Nathan Jackson, right, and Shelby Beckworth, left, patrol through a field near the village of Gorchek in Afghanistan's Khowst province, March 30, 2012. Jackson and Beckworth are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Pfc's. Nathan Jackson, right, and Shelby Beckworth, left, patrol through a field near the village of Gorchek in Afghanistan's Khowst province, March 30, 2012. Jackson and Beckworth are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Pfc's. Nathan Jackson, right, and Shelby Beckworth, left, patrol through a field near the village of Gorchek in Afghanistan's Khowst province, March 30, 2012. Jackson and Beckworth are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment.

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