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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. William Atwell and Sgt. Steve Torres from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, investigate a hole during a route clearance mission outside Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2009.

ROUTE CLEARANCE

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. William Atwell and Sgt. Steve Torres from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, investigate a hole during a route clearance mission outside Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2009.

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