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U.S. Army Pfc. Chris J. Nielsen takes a planned rest break from standing guard at a window during a joint clearing operation in the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, Nov. 25, 2010. Nielson, an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner, is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Chris J. Nielsen takes a planned rest break from standing guard at a window during a joint clearing operation in the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, Nov. 25, 2010. Nielson, an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner, is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog.

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