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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lucas A. Kammerer, a squad leader assigned to Bushmaster Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, climbs down a hill after searching a cave for weapons during Operation Bulldog Bite in the Pech River valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 25, 2010.

Staff Sgt. Lucas A. Kammerer climbs down a hill after searching a cave for weapons.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lucas A. Kammerer, a squad leader assigned to Bushmaster Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, climbs down a hill after searching a cave for weapons during Operation Bulldog Bite in the Pech River valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 25, 2010.

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