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U.S. Army Capt. Brad Vance, upper left, addresses soldiers after they received their 172 Infantry Brigade combat patches on Observation Post 1 above Forward Operating Base Tillman, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2011. Vance is commander of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

COMBAT PATCHES

U.S. Army Capt. Brad Vance, upper left, addresses soldiers after they received their 172 Infantry Brigade combat patches on Observation Post 1 above Forward Operating Base Tillman, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2011. Vance is commander of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

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