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U.S. Army Pvt. Jame Ramos, attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, provides security while on a dismounted patrol in the village of Sinon, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 6, 2009. The soldiers are deployed throughout southern Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pvt. Jame Ramos provides security while on a dismounted patrol.

U.S. Army Pvt. Jame Ramos, attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, provides security while on a dismounted patrol in the village of Sinon, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 6, 2009. The soldiers are deployed throughout southern Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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