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U.S. soldiers provide security at an overwatch position during Operation Southern Strike in Kandahar in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak province, June 6, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. soldiers provide security at an overwatch position during Operation Southern Strike in Kandahar in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak province, June 6, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. soldiers provide security at an overwatch position during Operation Southern Strike in Kandahar in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak province, June 6, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

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