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U.S. Army soldiers prepare to enter a house along Main Supply Route Vermont in the Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius.

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U.S. Army soldiers prepare to enter a house along Main Supply Route Vermont in the Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius.

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