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U.S. Army Pfc. Travis McGehee, right foreground, provides security from a ridge as U.S. and Afghan soldiers patrol in Afghanistan's mountainous Paktia province, Oct. 21, 2013. McGehee, an infantryman, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment , 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Travis McGehee, right foreground, provides security from a ridge as U.S. and Afghan soldiers patrol in Afghanistan's mountainous Paktia province, Oct. 21, 2013. McGehee, an infantryman, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment , 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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