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U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Murphy (right) and Sgt. David Shanahan (left) secure a section of canal during a site survey near Highway 1 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 27, 2010. Murphy and Shanahan are assigned to Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team's security force.

Spc. Joseph Murphy (right) and Sgt. David Shanahan secure a section of canal during a site survey.

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Murphy (right) and Sgt. David Shanahan (left) secure a section of canal during a site survey near Highway 1 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 27, 2010. Murphy and Shanahan are assigned to Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team's security force.

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