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U.S. Army Spc. Leopoldo Valdez, center, patrols through the city of Chorah in the Tarin Kowt district of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Feb. 22, 2013. Valdez, a combat medic, is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division’s Company C, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Leopoldo Valdez, center, patrols through the city of Chorah in the Tarin Kowt district of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Feb. 22, 2013. Valdez, a combat medic, is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division’s Company C, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Leopoldo Valdez, center, patrols through the city of Chorah in the Tarin Kowt district of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Feb. 22, 2013. Valdez, a combat medic, is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division’s Company C, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

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