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U.S. Army Cpl. Bobby Liverman, left, clears an area during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. Liverman, an infantryman, is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

KANDAHAR CLEARING

U.S. Army Cpl. Bobby Liverman, left, clears an area during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. Liverman, an infantryman, is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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