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U.S. Army Pvt. Bryce Vittetoe tightens a lug nut to a tire while performing after-mission maintenance on his Humvee on Forward Operating Base Lane, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2009. Bryce is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Pvt. Bryce Vittetoe tightens a lug nut to a tire while performing after-mission maintenance on his Humvee on Forward Operating Base Lane, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2009. Bryce is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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