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Coalition forces with Regional Command Southwest salute during a flag raising ceremony to commemorate Veterans Day on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 11, 2013.

AFGHANISTAN REMEMBRANCE

Coalition forces with Regional Command Southwest salute during a flag raising ceremony to commemorate Veterans Day on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 11, 2013.

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