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U.S. Army soldiers with Bear Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment construct HESCO barriers at a new Afghan Border Police checkpoint along Route Fern in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on March 5, 2010.

U.S. Army soldiers construct HESCO barriers at a new Afghan Border Police checkpoint.

U.S. Army soldiers with Bear Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment construct HESCO barriers at a new Afghan Border Police checkpoint along Route Fern in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on March 5, 2010.

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