From left, U.S. Army Sgt. Erik Grafford, Sgt. U.S. Ryan Mack and Spc. Thomas Leuthold all of the the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, aim their guns toward Taliban insurgents during a firefight in the Badula Qulp area, West of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan.

First published in the February 21, 2010, 6:08 p.m. edition

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