The people focused on the mission were the boots on the ground actually interacting with the people in Afghanistan, sweating from the 100º+ temperatures, carrying over 50 pounds of gear, sleeping in plywood huts (sometimes less), and breathing in sand, feces, and an endless amount of smoke from the nearby burn pit.
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Sgt Ryan Owlett looking over the terrain while stopped on the Kandahar Ghazni Highway, 2008
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