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U.S. Army Spc. John Caddell cleans the talc-like dust from his machine gun at a rest stop during a patrol in Qasir, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2007. He is assigned to Task Force Phoenix.

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U.S. Army Spc. John Caddell cleans the talc-like dust from his machine gun at a rest stop during a patrol in Qasir, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2007. He is assigned to Task Force Phoenix.

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