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U.S. Army Pvt. John Stafinski fires his squad automatic weapon into an anti-Afghan forces location during a firefight in Waterpur Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009. Stafinski is an infantryman assigned to the 4th Infantry Division’s Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Pvt. John Stafinski fires his squad automatic weapon into an anti-Afghan forces location during a firefight in Waterpur Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009. Stafinski is an infantryman assigned to the 4th Infantry Division’s Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

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