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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alicia Morrison and her interpreter talk to a village elder to gather information during a patrol outside Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan, July 25, 2009. Morrison is a platoon leader assigned to Company A, 710th Brigade Support Battalion.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alicia Morrison and her interpreter talk to a village elder to gather information during a patrol outside Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan, July 25, 2009. Morrison is a platoon leader assigned to Company A, 710th Brigade Support Battalion.

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