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U.S. Army soldiers prepare to go out on a night patrol at Combat Outpost Margah, Afghanistan, May 5, 2010. They are assigned to the 4th Platoon, Company Abu, 1-187th Infantry, Combat Outpost Margah, Paktika province, Afghanistan.

NIGHT PATROL

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to go out on a night patrol at Combat Outpost Margah, Afghanistan, May 5, 2010. They are assigned to the 4th Platoon, Company Abu, 1-187th Infantry, Combat Outpost Margah, Paktika province, Afghanistan.

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