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U.S. Army Pvt. Seth Burke Thompson and Spc. Wade Whiting man one of the .50-caliber machine guns on Observation Post 1 above Forward Operating Base Tillman, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2011. Thompson and Whiting are assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

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U.S. Army Pvt. Seth Burke Thompson and Spc. Wade Whiting man one of the .50-caliber machine guns on Observation Post 1 above Forward Operating Base Tillman, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2011. Thompson and Whiting are assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

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