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U.S. Army paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team provide security halfway up a mountain as they move toward an objective in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 21, 2010.

U.S. Army paratroopers provide security halfway up a mountain.

U.S. Army paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team provide security halfway up a mountain as they move toward an objective in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 21, 2010.

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