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Soldiers from 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, California Army National Guard, prepare to raise the American flag at Multinational Base – Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, August 5, 2013. The flags are replaced periodically due to wear from harsh Afghanistan weather conditions. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick.
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