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U.S. Army Sgt. Jaclyn Guzman maintains visual surveillance as shots are fired and explosions erupt from a building in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2011. Afghan and coalition forces trapped the insurgents in the partially-constructed building they were using as a firing position, and conducted a floor-by-floor clearing operation. Guzman is assigned to the U.S. Forces Afghanistan Protective Service Detail.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Jaclyn Guzman maintains visual surveillance as shots are fired and explosions erupt from a building in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2011. Afghan and coalition forces trapped the insurgents in the partially-constructed building they were using as a firing position, and conducted a floor-by-floor clearing operation. Guzman is assigned to the U.S. Forces Afghanistan Protective Service Detail.

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