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U.S. Army Pfc. Taylor Krinner, from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, secures a perimeter in Sarde Sofla, Afghanistan, during a reconnaissance mission on May 7, 2010.

Pfc. Taylor Krinner secures a perimeter in Sarde Sofla.

U.S. Army Pfc. Taylor Krinner, from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, secures a perimeter in Sarde Sofla, Afghanistan, during a reconnaissance mission on May 7, 2010.

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