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Honoring Heroes

Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division participate in a physical training event at Fort Carson, Colo., June 9, 2023, to honor division soldiers who fought in the 2009 Battle of Kamdesh. During the battle, 400 Taliban assaulted Combat Outpost Keating near Kamdesh in eastern Afghanistan.

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