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U.S. Army Soldiers from Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost.

U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Antonio Rosales, left, and Icar Morales cross a suspension bridge while on a dismounted patrol with their platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. The Soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins, from Sweetland, W.Va., conducts a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers navigate the mountainous terrain while on a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. The Soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins, from Sweetland, W.Va., conducts a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Langlois, from Dallas, Texas, patrols in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Langlois is a signals intelligence specialist deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Wetzl, from Youngstown, Ohio, walks through a stream while on a multi-day mission near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Wetzl is a signals intelligence specialist deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Conception, from Edgewood, Ky., patrols in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Conception is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Arendt from Caledonia, Wis., sips water as the sun sets in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Arendt is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Orrin Turner, from Saginaw, Mich., is silhouetted by the setting sun as he sips water from his hydration pack in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Turner is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Randy Dombrowski, from Ocklawaha, Fla., is silhouetted by the setting sun in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Dombrowski is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers are silhouetted against the setting sun on a hilltop in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Miguel Rodriguez from San Antonio, Texas, scans the terrain from a hilltop in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Rodriguez is deplyed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roger Schilling, left, and Pfc. Peter Mehall sleep on a hilltop in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2009. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers sleep in a hasty fighting position on a hilltop in the mountains near Sar Howza, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2009. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spcs. Samuel Wetzl, left from Youngstown, Ohio, and Ryan Langlois from Dallas, Texas, wake up in their hasty fighting position in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2009. The Soldiers are signals intelligence specialists deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers sleep on a hillside as the moon sets in the distance near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2009. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Langlois, from Dallas, Texas, takes a rest in the moonlight during a night patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. Langlois is a signals intelligence specialist deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Schrock, from Arthur, Ill., tries to keep warm after waking up on a cold morning in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. Schrock is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Pfc. Anthony Collett, from Fairfield, Calif., uses his body armor to help keep him warm while sleeping in a hasty fighting position in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. Collett is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Wetzl, from Youngstown, Ohio, patrols in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. Wetzl is a signals intelligence specialist deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a night patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Williams, from Winter Park, Co., takes time to change his socks after a night patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. Williams is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Orrin Turner, from Saginaw, Mi., awakes on a cold morning after a night patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. Turner is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers sleep in a hasty fighting position on a cold morning in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Williams, from Winter Park, Co., sleeps in a hasty fighhting position on a cold morning in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. Williams is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.