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U.S. Army Pfc. Kenneth Closs, right, and Staff Sgt. Demetreus Perez walk on a dismounted patrol near Forward Operation Base Lane, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2009. Closs and Perez are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Kenneth Closs, right, and Staff Sgt. Demetreus Perez walk on a dismounted patrol near Forward Operation Base Lane, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2009. Closs and Perez are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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