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U.S. Army Spc. Michael Rupp swings over a stone wall bordering a field outside the village of Tupac in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Rupp is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Spc. Michael Rupp swings over a stone wall bordering a field outside the village of Tupac in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Rupp is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment.

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