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U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Nevil, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, conducts a dismounted combat patrol in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation Helmand Spider on Feb. 11, 2010.

Sgt. Jeremy Nevil conducts a dismounted combat patrol.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Nevil, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, conducts a dismounted combat patrol in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation Helmand Spider on Feb. 11, 2010.

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