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U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment observe the impacts of artillery fire to calibrate for accuracy near Camp Clark in Afghanistan on April 7, 2009.

U.S. Army soldiers observe the impacts of artillery fire.

U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment observe the impacts of artillery fire to calibrate for accuracy near Camp Clark in Afghanistan on April 7, 2009.

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