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A U.S. paratrooper patrols as the sun rises in a village in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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A U.S. paratrooper patrols as the sun rises in a village in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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