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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marlon Green pulls security in front of a doctors' qalat in the village of Kunday in Afghanistan's Khowst province, July 7, 2012. Green, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marlon Green pulls security in front of a doctors' qalat in the village of Kunday in Afghanistan's Khowst province, July 7, 2012. Green, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marlon Green pulls security in front of a doctors' qalat in the village of Kunday in Afghanistan's Khowst province, July 7, 2012. Green, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery Regiment.

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