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U.S. Army Spc. Curtis Widel gives a hand signal to his team during a dismount patrol near Forward Operating Base Lane in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2009. Widel is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Spc. Curtis Widel gives a hand signal to his team during a dismount patrol near Forward Operating Base Lane in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2009. Widel is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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