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Soldier uses rifle scope to scan hill while providing security outside Afghan police checkpoint

March 10, 2010 - Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II

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1st Lt. David J. Leydet, Troop B, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, uses his rifle's scope to scan a hill while providing security outside an Afghan police checkpoint in Taktehpol, Afghanistan.

Tammy Duckworth assistant secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shares conversation with World War II veteran

March 10, 2010 - Photo by Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown

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Tammy Duckworth, the assistant secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shares a conversation with a World War II veteran at a ceremony honoring about 250 veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Vivian Cadman Eddy shows the Congressional Gold Medal

March 10, 2010 - Photo by Linda Hosek

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Vivian Cadman Eddy shows the Congressional Gold Medal she received for flying for the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II, after a ceremony at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.

Airborne School students at Fort Benning, Ga., complete jump using Army's new T-11 parachute

March 16, 2010 - Photo by Brenda Donnell

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Airborne School students at Fort Benning, Ga., complete the first jump using the Army's new T-11 parachute, which is replacing the decades old T-10.

Soldiers provide security during school assessment

March 16, 2010 - Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II

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Staff Sgt. Gerald Frushon, right, and Pvt. Samuel Lima provide security during a school assessment in Wesh, Afghanistan. Frushon and Lima are assigned to C Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment.

60mm mortar round firing

March 23, 2010 - Photo by Pfc. Adrian Muehe

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Pfc. Daniel Stamper, right, ducks down after helping to fire a 60mm mortar round in the desert around Forward Operating Base Grizzly in Diyala, Iraq. Stamper is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

Soldiers crawl through an obstacle course at Camp Taji, Iraq

March 23, 2010 - Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski

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Sgt. Luis Garcia and 1st Lt. Alan Roy, both with Company F, 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, crawl through an obstacle course at Camp Taji, Iraq.

United States Soldiers hand out hundreds of backpacks at Iraqi girl's school filled with school supplies

March 25, 2010 - Photo by Sgt. Bryce Dubee

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U.S. Soldiers hand out hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies and toys to students at a girls' school in Iraq. The Soldiers, assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, delivered about 2,400 backpacks throughout the day.

Sikh Soldier doctor checks patient during triage portion of Basic Officer Leadership Course

March 26, 2010 - Photo by Steve Elliott

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Capt. (Dr.) Tejdeep Singh Rattan (right) checks on a patient during the triage portion of an exercise during the Basic Officer Leadership Course at Camp Bullis, Texas. Rattan is the first Sikh in 23 years allowed to keep his articles of faith while in uniform.

Karkh Area Command Strike Team Soldiers during air assault demonstration

March 29, 2010 - Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski

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Karkh Area Command Strike Team Soldiers rush onto a simulated battlefield during a joint air assault demonstration on Camp Taji, Iraq.