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A U.S. Army soldier returns fire with a M249 light machine gun during combat operations.

A U.S. Army soldier with the 101st Airborne Division returns fire with a M249 light machine gun during combat operations in the valley of Barawala Kalet, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2011.

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