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U.S. Army Spc. Jerry Thompson unhooks concertina wire at a border-crossing road to use it for a restructured traffic control point in the eastern Khowst province of Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2007.

Spc. Jerry Thompson unhooks concertina wire.

U.S. Army Spc. Jerry Thompson unhooks concertina wire at a border-crossing road to use it for a restructured traffic control point in the eastern Khowst province of Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2007.

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