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U.S. Army Spcs. Kyle Graves, right, and Michael Bartolo navigate through rice paddies and corn fields while on a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in the Alingar district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 7, 2011. Graves is a grenadier and Bartolo is a rifleman assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, which serves as a quick reaction force.

COMBAT PATROL

U.S. Army Spcs. Kyle Graves, right, and Michael Bartolo navigate through rice paddies and corn fields while on a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in the Alingar district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 7, 2011. Graves is a grenadier and Bartolo is a rifleman assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, which serves as a quick reaction force.

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