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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. George Hayworth mounts his M240 machine gun onto the turret of a vehicle before moving out for a mission to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. Hayworth is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Security Forces Assistance and Advisory Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. George Hayworth mounts his M240 machine gun onto the turret of a vehicle before moving out for a mission to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. Hayworth is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Security Forces Assistance and Advisory Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. George Hayworth mounts his M240 machine gun onto the turret of a vehicle before moving out for a mission to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. Hayworth is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Security Forces Assistance and Advisory Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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