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U.S. Army Spc. Jake Amato jumps over a canal while he and Sgt. Sean Matthews look for triggermen in the Alisheng district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Sept. 12, 2011. Amato and Matthews are assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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U.S. Army Spc. Jake Amato jumps over a canal while he and Sgt. Sean Matthews look for triggermen in the Alisheng district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Sept. 12, 2011. Amato and Matthews are assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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