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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Shuemaker conducts a security halt during a convoy from Shindand to Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. Shuemaker, a builder, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Shuemaker conducts a security halt during a convoy from Shindand to Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. Shuemaker, a builder, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Shuemaker conducts a security halt during a convoy from Shindand to Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. Shuemaker, a builder, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15.

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