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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Craddick crosses a fast-flowing river while on patrol in Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2009. Craddick is assigned to 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

OVER THE RIVER

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Craddick crosses a fast-flowing river while on patrol in Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2009. Craddick is assigned to 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

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