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U.S. Army Pvt. Matthew Benzing, right, and Pvt. 1st Class Joshua Rouse, left, conduct a security over watch during a reconnaissance patrol near Forward Operating Base Mizan in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2009. Benzing and Rouse are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Pvt. Matthew Benzing, right, and Pvt. 1st Class Joshua Rouse, left, conduct a security over watch during a reconnaissance patrol near Forward Operating Base Mizan in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2009. Benzing and Rouse are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.

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