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U.S. soldiers prepare their vehicles on Forward Operating Base Joyce before moving out for a mission to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013.

U.S. soldiers prepare their vehicles on Forward Operating Base Joyce before moving out for a mission to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013.

U.S. soldiers prepare their vehicles on Forward Operating Base Joyce before moving out for a mission to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013.

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