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Airborne artillery men from 82nd Airborne Division, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battalion, hold their ears while firing a 105 millimeter howitzer at Firebase Wilderness in Paktya Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2008.

HOWITZER FIRING

Airborne artillery men from 82nd Airborne Division, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battalion, hold their ears while firing a 105 millimeter howitzer at Firebase Wilderness in Paktya Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2008.

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