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U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Park fires a 155mm howitzer in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. Park is assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

HOWITZER BLAST

U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Park fires a 155mm howitzer in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. Park is assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

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