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U.S. Army Sgt. Van Forbes mans an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun during a resupply mission in support of Operation Helmand Spider in the Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 22, 2010. Forbes is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Van Forbes mans an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun during a resupply mission in support of Operation Helmand Spider in the Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 22, 2010. Forbes is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

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