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U.S. Army soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment gather around a fire to stay warm during an operation in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on Feb. 14, 2010.

U.S. Army soldiers gather around a fire to stay warm.

U.S. Army soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment gather around a fire to stay warm during an operation in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on Feb. 14, 2010.

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