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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kirk Shoemaker calls roll before a patrol on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 29, 2012. Shoemaker, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kirk Shoemaker calls roll before a patrol on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 29, 2012. Shoemaker, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kirk Shoemaker calls roll before a patrol on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 29, 2012. Shoemaker, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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