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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis Macale secures a landing zone as his transportation, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, flies away near the Koh Band district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2009. Macale is a squad leader assigned to the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis Macale secures a landing zone as his transportation, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, flies away near the Koh Band district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2009. Macale is a squad leader assigned to the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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