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The mountain valleys are lighted by the fires of burning cargo parachutes near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2010. The supplies are for the soldiers assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment.

BAYLOUGH BLAZE

The mountain valleys are lighted by the fires of burning cargo parachutes near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2010. The supplies are for the soldiers assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment.

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