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U.S. Army Capt. Edwin Churchill calls for indirect fire following an enemy attack on his company's position near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan on May 18, 2011.

Capt. Edwin Churchill calls for indirect fire following an enemy attack.

U.S. Army Capt. Edwin Churchill calls for indirect fire following an enemy attack on his company's position near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan on May 18, 2011.

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