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U.S. Army Spc. Rufino Persaud watches over the Afghan countryside while fellow soldiers speak with Afghan border policemen at an Afghan Border Patrol outpost in Kunar province, Afghanistan, June 30, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division’s Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, and work closely with their Afghan counterparts to help stop illegal activity along the border with Pakistan.

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U.S. Army Spc. Rufino Persaud watches over the Afghan countryside while fellow soldiers speak with Afghan border policemen at an Afghan Border Patrol outpost in Kunar province, Afghanistan, June 30, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division’s Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, and work closely with their Afghan counterparts to help stop illegal activity along the border with Pakistan.

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