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A U.S. soldier takes cover in high grass after dismounting a Stryker armored vehicle during a blank live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, May 24, 2012.

GRASS GAZE

A U.S. soldier takes cover in high grass after dismounting a Stryker armored vehicle during a blank live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, May 24, 2012.

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