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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis Macale ground guides an RG-31 mine resistance ambush protected vehicle through a narrow and muddy road during a reconnaissance mission in Kohistan, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2009. Macale is a national guardsman assigned to 1st Squadron, 221th Cavalry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis Macale ground guides an RG-31 mine resistance ambush protected vehicle through a narrow and muddy road during a reconnaissance mission in Kohistan, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2009. Macale is a national guardsman assigned to 1st Squadron, 221th Cavalry Regiment.

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