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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Rios, right, and Pfc. Michael Halter lead a patrol down a mountain during a village assessment in Jalrez Valley, Wardak province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment.

JALREZ VALLEY

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Rios, right, and Pfc. Michael Halter lead a patrol down a mountain during a village assessment in Jalrez Valley, Wardak province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment.

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