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U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Phillips, front, leads fellow paratroopers through an agricultural field in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 17, 2012. Phillips is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Phillips, front, leads fellow paratroopers through an agricultural field in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 17, 2012. Phillips is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Phillips, front, leads fellow paratroopers through an agricultural field in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 17, 2012. Phillips is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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