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U.S. Army soldiers take their firing positions on a roof top after a mortar landed on Forward Operating Base Baylough in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army soldiers take their firing positions on a roof top after a mortar landed on Forward Operating Base Baylough in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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