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U.S. Army Sgt. John Rogers, of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, shows a fellow soldier his sector of fire during a presence patrol in the Zabul province of Afghanistan on Sept. 18, 2010.

Sgt. John Rogers shows a fellow soldier his sector of fire.

U.S. Army Sgt. John Rogers, of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, shows a fellow soldier his sector of fire during a presence patrol in the Zabul province of Afghanistan on Sept. 18, 2010.

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