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U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Butcher waits for the rest of his team to catch up during a dismounted patrol on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak in Afghanistan's Logar province, Oct. 10, 2012. Butcher, a team leader, is assigned to the 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion, Combat Airborne, 20th Engineer Brigade.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Butcher waits for the rest of his team to catch up during a dismounted patrol on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak in Afghanistan's Logar province, Oct. 10, 2012. Butcher, a team leader, is assigned to the 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion, Combat Airborne, 20th Engineer Brigade.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Butcher waits for the rest of his team to catch up during a dismounted patrol on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak in Afghanistan's Logar province, Oct. 10, 2012. Butcher, a team leader, is assigned to the 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion, Combat Airborne, 20th Engineer Brigade.

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