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U.S. Army Spc. Olen Bailey stands post in a guard tower on Forward Operating Base Mizan in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2009. Bailey is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Spc. Olen Bailey stands post in a guard tower on Forward Operating Base Mizan in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2009. Bailey is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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