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U.S. Army soldiers navigate a stream during a security patrol in Chabar, Afghanistan, on Dec. 3, 2009. The soldiers are from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.

U.S. Army soldiers navigate a stream during a security patrol.

U.S. Army soldiers navigate a stream during a security patrol in Chabar, Afghanistan, on Dec. 3, 2009. The soldiers are from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.

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