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A U.S. Army soldier sleeps while the first pot of coffee of the day brews on Combat Outpost Cherkatah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2009. The soldier is deployed with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

FRESH BREW

A U.S. Army soldier sleeps while the first pot of coffee of the day brews on Combat Outpost Cherkatah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2009. The soldier is deployed with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

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