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Soldiers from Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, put the finishing touches on a snowman Dec. 29 at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, after a foot of snow fell on the base over the previous 36 hours. Photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Rhen, USA

Soldiers from Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, put the finishing touches on a snowman Dec. 29 at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, after a foot of snow fell on the base over the previous 36 hours. Photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Rhen, USA

Soldiers from Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, put the finishing touches on a snowman Dec. 29 at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, after a foot of snow fell on the base over the previous 36 hours. Photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Rhen, USA

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