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U.S. Army Spc. David Harris (left) and Staff Sgt. Nash Stratton, both with Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, arrive at Combat Outpost Sangar, Zabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 17, 2009. Harris and Stratton are deployed to Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations.

Spc. David Harris and Staff Sgt. Nash Stratton arrive at Combat Outpost Sangar.

U.S. Army Spc. David Harris (left) and Staff Sgt. Nash Stratton, both with Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, arrive at Combat Outpost Sangar, Zabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 17, 2009. Harris and Stratton are deployed to Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations.

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