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U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Adams, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Artem Boyev, right, provide overwatch as fellow soldiers search for signs of insurgent activity in the mountains near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Adams and Boyev are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Adams, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Artem Boyev, right, provide overwatch as fellow soldiers search for signs of insurgent activity in the mountains near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Adams and Boyev are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Adams, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Artem Boyev, right, provide overwatch as fellow soldiers search for signs of insurgent activity in the mountains near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Adams and Boyev are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.

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