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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Blaszkowski uses his weapon’s optic lens to scan the surrounding area from a roof top position during a partnered patrol in Madi Khel village in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. Blaszkowski, a forward observer, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Blaszkowski uses his weapon’s optic lens to scan the surrounding area from a roof top position during a partnered patrol in Madi Khel village in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. Blaszkowski, a forward observer, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Blaszkowski uses his weapon’s optic lens to scan the surrounding area from a roof top position during a partnered patrol in Madi Khel village in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. Blaszkowski, a forward observer, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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