Army Spc. Christopher Mathies, of Columbia, Tenn., an infantryman with Troop C, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment "Mustangs," 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, skirts a tree line during an afternoon foot patrol near Forward Op

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Army Spc. Christopher Mathies, of Columbia, Tenn., an infantryman with Troop C, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment "Mustangs," 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, skirts a tree line during an afternoon foot patrol near Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 10, 2013. The purpose of the patrol, which took the team across rivers, over irrigation ditches and through freshly plowed fields and thickly wooded areas, was to meet with local Afghan citizens and deter enemy activity in the area.

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