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U.S. Army soldiers navigate across a creek during a dismounted patrol in the Nerkh Valley, Afghanistan, June 4, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to 25th Field Artillery Regiment's Battery B, 4th Battalion on Forward Operating Base Airborne.

CREEK CROSSING

U.S. Army soldiers navigate across a creek during a dismounted patrol in the Nerkh Valley, Afghanistan, June 4, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to 25th Field Artillery Regiment's Battery B, 4th Battalion on Forward Operating Base Airborne.

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