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U.S. soldiers hold a meeting at their unit's tactical assembly area during Operation Buffalo Thunder II in the Shorabak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, June 28, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. soldiers hold a meeting at their unit's tactical assembly area during Operation Buffalo Thunder II in the Shorabak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, June 28, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. soldiers hold a meeting at their unit's tactical assembly area during Operation Buffalo Thunder II in the Shorabak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, June 28, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

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