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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ronny Burt, from the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Mountain Infantry Regiment, Vermont National Guard, conducts a dismounted patrol with Afghan National Police officers in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2007.

DISMOUNTED PATROL

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ronny Burt, from the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Mountain Infantry Regiment, Vermont National Guard, conducts a dismounted patrol with Afghan National Police officers in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2007.

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