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U.S. Army Pfc. Ben Bradley (left) ducks away from small-arms fire as fellow scout Sgt. Jeff Sheppard launches a grenade at the enemyís position during a combat engagement in northern Bala Murghab valley in Afghanistan's Baghdis province on April 4, 2011. Bradley is a scout assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.

Pfc. Ben Bradley ducks away from small-arms fire.

U.S. Army Pfc. Ben Bradley (left) ducks away from small-arms fire as fellow scout Sgt. Jeff Sheppard launches a grenade at the enemyís position during a combat engagement in northern Bala Murghab valley in Afghanistan's Baghdis province on April 4, 2011. Bradley is a scout assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.

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