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In this photo provided by International Security Assistance Force Regional Command (South), U.S. Army Pfc. Shawn Williams of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, gives the thumbs-up to members of his unit as he is evacuated after being injured by a roadside bomb, Friday, June 17, 2011, in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan. Williams was transported to the Role 3 military hospital at Kandahar Airfield for treatment.
In this U.S. military handout photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), U.S. Army Pfc. Shawn Williams of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, is taken to a military helicopter for evacuation after being injured by a roadside bomb in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan, June 17, 2011. Williams was transported to the military hospital at Kandahar Airfield for treatment.
Speedy recovery to Pfc. Shawn Williams.IN FLIGHT - JUNE 17: In this handout photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), U.S. Army Pfc. Shawn Williams (R) of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, is treated by flight medic U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Sherwin en route to the Role 3 military hospital at Kandahar Airfield for additional treatment after he was injured by a roadside bomb June 17, 2011 in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan. Sherwin is assigned to the Charlie Company, 1-52 Aviation Regiment, also based in Fort Wainwright.
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US soldiers of the Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry, take their positions during a house to house search in the Sabari village, in the Khost province of eastern Afghanistan, on June 19, 2011. Sabari district is one of the most volatile in Khost province which borders on Pakistan and is seeing a rise in coalition offensive against highly active insurgents.
US soldiers of the Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry, take their positions as they search a house for weapons during a raid, at a village in Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari, in the Khost province of eastern Afghanistan, on June 19, 2011. Sabari district is one of the most volatile in Khost province which borders on Pakistan and is seeing a rise in coalition offensive against highly active insurgents.
US soldiers of the Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry, take their positions during a raid in the Sabari village, in the Khost province of eastern Afghanistan, on June 19, 2011. Sabari district is one of the most volatile in Khost province which borders on Pakistan and is seeing a rise in coalition offensive against highly active insurgents.
US soldiers of the Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry, examine confiscated weapons and ammunition during a raid in the Sabari village, in the Khost province of eastern Afghanistan, on June 19, 2011. Sabari district is one of the most volatile in Khost province which borders on Pakistan and is seeing a rise in coalition offensive against highly active insurgents.
US soldiers of the Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry, examine confiscated weapons and ammunition during a raid in the Sabari village, in the Khost province of eastern Afghanistan, on June 19, 2011. Sabari district is one of the most volatile in Khost province which borders on Pakistan and is seeing a rise in coalition offensive against highly active insurgents.
US army PFC Daniel Philips (L) of the Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry examines confiscated ammunitions and guns inside a house during a raid at a village in Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in eastern Afghanistan on June 19, 2011. The raid was done after mortar rounds were fired on the outpost a night before. Sabari district is one of the most volatile in Khost province which borders on Pakistan and is seeing a rise in coalition offensive against highly active insurgents.
US soldiers of the Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry prepare to load mortar found in a river bed at a village in Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 19, 2011, believed to have been used a night before to fire on the outpost. Sabari district is one of the most volatile in Khost province which borders on Pakistan and is seeing a rise in coalition offensive against highly active insurgents.
A US soldier from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry stands guard on a stairway during a house-to-house search for weapons at a village near Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan June 19, 2011. Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed June 19, that US officials were involved in preliminary talks with the Taliban to seek a political solution to the Afghan war but said he didn't expect significant progress for months.
US soldiers of the Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry, listen to a briefing before taking off for a raid operation in the Sabari village, in the Khost province of eastern Afghanistan, on June 19, 2011. Sabari district is one of the most volatile in Khost province which borders on Pakistan and is seeing a rise in coalition offensive against highly active insurgents.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry hold a briefing prior to a patrol at Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in eastern Afghanistan early June 19, 2011. Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed June 19, that US officials were involved in preliminary talks with the Taliban to seek a political solution to the Afghan war but said he didn't expect significant progress for months.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Leuschen, platoon sergeant, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, and a native of Panama, Iowa, watches the back of a house that Afghan national security forces are searching in Ruwquiean Village, Afghanistan, June 9. ANSF led the village search as U.S. forces provided security.
U.S. Army Spc. Nathan Bruch, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, and a native of Arcadia, Iowa, provides security around Ruwquiean Village, Afghanistan, June 9. Ruwquiean is often a Taliban target in the Jaji District, so coalition and Afghan national security forces routinely check the village to support its citizens.
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Patrick Hendrickson, platoon leader, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, and a native of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, takes cover in a wheat field as he moves his platoon into position before moving into Ruwquiean Village, Afghanistan, June 9. Hendrickson’s platoon provided security for the Afghan national security forces as they searched houses for weapons caches around the village.
Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, patrol outside Ruwquiean Village, Afghanistan, June 9. First Platoon provided security for Afghan national security forces as they searched the village for weapons and persons of interest during a week-long operation in Jaji District.
An Afghan boy watches US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry during a foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry walk through a field during a foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry walk during a foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry walk during a foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry walk during a foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
An Afghan villager (C) tries to talk to US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry while they take up position outside a school building during a foot patrol at a village in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry take up position outside an school building during a foot patrol at a village in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry walk through a field during a foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry scan the horizon for possible enemy fire before proceeding on their foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
A car drives past US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry during a foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry walk across a plain during a foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry walk along a mountain during a foot patrol in Sabari district in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry, stand guard on a watch tower overlooking villages at Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011. President Barack Obama will announce the size of his drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan on June 23, mapping out an endgame for a 10-year war that has exacted a fearsome human and financial toll.
A US soldier from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry, stands guard on a watch tower overlooking villages at Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011. President Barack Obama will announce the size of his drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan on June 23, mapping out an endgame for a 10-year war that has exacted a fearsome human and financial toll.
A US soldier from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry, is silhouetted during sunset as he mans a tower at Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21, 2011. President Barack Obama will announce the size of his drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan on June 23, mapping out an endgame for a 10-year war that has exacted a fearsome human and financial toll.
Symbol of Strength - More than a Uniform
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry walk during a patrol at Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 22, 2011. President Barack Obama will argue June 22 his Afghan war surge strategy has forged substantial progress and a 'position of strength' which allows thousands of US troops to come home, officials said.
US Army soldiers from Charlie company 4th platoon,1st brigade 3-21 infantry, patrol in the village of Chariagen in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province southern Afghanistan, June 22 , 2011. President Barack Obama was set to unveil on Wednesday his plan to start bringing U.S. troops home from Afghanistan, a first step toward ending a decade-long war that is increasingly unpopular in the United States.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry walk during a patrol at Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 22, 2011. President Barack Obama will argue June 22 his Afghan war surge strategy has forged substantial progress and a 'position of strength' which allows thousands of US troops to come home, officials said.
US soldiers from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry cross a river during a patrol at Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 22, 2011. President Barack Obama will argue June 22 his Afghan war surge strategy has forged substantial progress and a 'position of strength' which allows thousands of US troops to come home, officials said.
US army soldiers from Charlie company 4th platoon,1st brigade 3-21 infantry, patrol in the village of Chariagen in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province southern Afghanistan June 22 , 2011. President Barack Obama was set to unveil on Wednesday his plan to start bringing U.S. troops home from Afghanistan, a first step toward ending a decade-long war that is increasingly unpopular in the United States.
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U.S. Army Spc. Torrey Newkirk uses a metal detector to search for buried improvised explosive devices while on patrol in Katalai village in Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2011. Newkirk is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. He conducted the search in response to a tip provided by a village elder. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joseph Watson
U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Kennedy focuses his rifle while on security detail during patrol in Katalai village in Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2011. Kennedy is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joseph Watson
U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Kennedy and Spc. Douglas Petty radio in possible enemy locations during a patrol in Katalai village in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 15, 2011. Kennedy and Petty are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joseph Watson
U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Rubich cools off with water from a well in Katalai village in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 15, 2011. Rubich is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joseph Watson