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U.S. Army Pfcs. Kyle Peters and Justin Ford scan the horizon after taking fire from insurgents in the Panjwai district in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 30, 2012. Peters and Ford are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

SCANNING FOR INSURGENTS

U.S. Army Pfcs. Kyle Peters and Justin Ford scan the horizon after taking fire from insurgents in the Panjwai district in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 30, 2012. Peters and Ford are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

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