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U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Rodriguez, a combat infantryman from 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, carries an M240 machine gun as he maneuvers through rough terrain during a patrol outside Forward Operating Base Baylough in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2010.

Spc. Brandon Rodriguez carries an M240 machine gun as he maneuvers through rough terrain.

U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Rodriguez, a combat infantryman from 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, carries an M240 machine gun as he maneuvers through rough terrain during a patrol outside Forward Operating Base Baylough in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2010.

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