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U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Yazza guards his sector in a small village during Operation Shamshir in the Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. Yazza is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Yazza guards his sector in a small village during Operation Shamshir in the Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. Yazza is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Yazza guards his sector in a small village during Operation Shamshir in the Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. Yazza is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.

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