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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Mark Bartosch, right, and Staff Sgt. Bradley Watts pull security on the outskirts of the village of Margah, on a presence patrol, Paktika province, Afghanistan, May 6, 2010. Bartosch and Watts are assigned to Company ABU, 1-187th Infantry, Air Assault, Combat Outpost Margah.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Mark Bartosch, right, and Staff Sgt. Bradley Watts pull security on the outskirts of the village of Margah, on a presence patrol, Paktika province, Afghanistan, May 6, 2010. Bartosch and Watts are assigned to Company ABU, 1-187th Infantry, Air Assault, Combat Outpost Margah.

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