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U.S. Army Spc. Kelly James, with 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, smiles from the air guard position of a Stryker armored vehicle in Taktehpol, Afghanistan, on Jan. 4, 2010.

Spc. Kelly James smiles from the air guard position of a Stryker armored vehicle.

U.S. Army Spc. Kelly James, with 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, smiles from the air guard position of a Stryker armored vehicle in Taktehpol, Afghanistan, on Jan. 4, 2010.

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