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U.S. soldiers walk along the top of a narrow grape row during a dismounted patrol in Shubazai, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. soldiers walk along the top of a narrow grape row during a dismounted patrol in Shubazai, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. soldiers walk along the top of a narrow grape row during a dismounted patrol in Shubazai, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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