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U.S. Army Colonel Brian K. Balfe, commander Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix and the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team leads a dozen National Guard soldiers in the oath of service as they re-enlist following the 9/11 ceremony in Patriot Square on Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008.

U.S. Army Colonel Brian K. Balfe, commander Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix and the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team leads a dozen National Guard soldiers in the oath of service as they re-enlist following the 9/11 ceremony in Patriot Square on Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008.

U.S. Army Colonel Brian K. Balfe, commander Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix and the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team leads a dozen National Guard soldiers in the oath of service as they re-enlist following the 9/11 ceremony in Patriot Square on Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008.

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