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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Devoe and other paratroopers return to Forward Operating Base Arian from a patrol in the rain along Highway 1 in Afghanistan’s southern Ghazni province, April 20, 2012.

RAINY DAY PATROL

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Devoe and other paratroopers return to Forward Operating Base Arian from a patrol in the rain along Highway 1 in Afghanistan’s southern Ghazni province, April 20, 2012.

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