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U.S. Army Spc. Jesus Sanchez and fellow soldiers patrol an isolated mountain pass in Korengal valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2009. Sanchez, a combat medic, is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

ISOLATED PASS

U.S. Army Spc. Jesus Sanchez and fellow soldiers patrol an isolated mountain pass in Korengal valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2009. Sanchez, a combat medic, is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

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