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U.S. Army Capt. Brandon Anderson, commander of Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, conducts a mission brief at Forward Operating Base Wolverine in Zabul province, Afghanistan on Oct. 31, 2009. The soldiers are conducting counterinsurgency operations.

Capt. Brandon Anderson conducts a mission brief at Forward Operating Base Wolverine.

U.S. Army Capt. Brandon Anderson, commander of Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, conducts a mission brief at Forward Operating Base Wolverine in Zabul province, Afghanistan on Oct. 31, 2009. The soldiers are conducting counterinsurgency operations.

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