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U.S. Army soldiers awake in their hasty fighting position after a night patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 4, 2009. The soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army soldiers awake in their hasty fighting position.

U.S. Army soldiers awake in their hasty fighting position after a night patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 4, 2009. The soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

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