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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Reynolds fights racing water while holding on to a tow strap attached to an Afghan army vehicle stuck in the Lurah River in Afghanistan's Shinkai district, Oct. 12, 2011. Reynolds is a squad leader assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

RACING WATER

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Reynolds fights racing water while holding on to a tow strap attached to an Afghan army vehicle stuck in the Lurah River in Afghanistan's Shinkai district, Oct. 12, 2011. Reynolds is a squad leader assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

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