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A U.S. Army soldier with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, takes a knee to check his radio while on patrol near Nalgham, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 21, 2011.

A U.S. Army soldier takes a knee to check his radio.

A U.S. Army soldier with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, takes a knee to check his radio while on patrol near Nalgham, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 21, 2011.

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