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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ian Richardson provides security at Observation Point 12 along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2013. Richardson, an operations officer, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ian Richardson provides security at Observation Point 12 along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2013. Richardson, an operations officer, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ian Richardson provides security at Observation Point 12 along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2013. Richardson, an operations officer, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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