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U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Diaz of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe takes in the sun at Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 5, 2009.

Sgt. Eric Diaz takes in the sun at Forward Operating Base Mizan.

U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Diaz of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe takes in the sun at Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 5, 2009.

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