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U.S. Army Spc. Shane Storey fires his M249 squad automatic weapon at insurgents during a firefight outside the town of Muqor in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 30, 2012. Storey is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Shane Storey fires his M249 squad automatic weapon at insurgents during a firefight outside the town of Muqor in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 30, 2012. Storey is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Shane Storey fires his M249 squad automatic weapon at insurgents during a firefight outside the town of Muqor in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 30, 2012. Storey is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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