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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Gregory and Pfc. Colton Unger are joined by fellow paratroopers as they leave an Afghan army compound during a combined patrol clearing operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 30, 2012. Gregory, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Gregory and Pfc. Colton Unger are joined by fellow paratroopers as they leave an Afghan army compound during a combined patrol clearing operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 30, 2012. Gregory, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Gregory and Pfc. Colton Unger are joined by fellow paratroopers as they leave an Afghan army compound during a combined patrol clearing operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 30, 2012. Gregory, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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