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U.S. Army Sgt. Cody Outcalt, center, shows Spc. Ronald Heater, right, where he spotted possible enemy troops in the distance while on patrol in the Panjwai district in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 30, 2012. Outcalt and Heater are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Cody Outcalt, center, shows Spc. Ronald Heater, right, where he spotted possible enemy troops in the distance while on patrol in the Panjwai district in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 30, 2012. Outcalt and Heater are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

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