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U.S. Army Sgt. James Small (right) helps Spc. Andreas Plaza up a mountainside in the Towr Gahr Pass, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 6, 2010. Small and Plaza are assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment.

Sgt. James Small helps Spc. Andreas Plaza up a mountainside.

U.S. Army Sgt. James Small (right) helps Spc. Andreas Plaza up a mountainside in the Towr Gahr Pass, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 6, 2010. Small and Plaza are assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment.

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