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Associated Press photojournalist David Goldman produced a compelling body of work in July covering U.S. troops in Afghanistan. From a mountain-top outpost called The Shrine to the a combat outpost called Pirtle King, his images show dramatic action as well as the quieter moments of life while deployed in the Helmand and Kunar provinces. U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kurtis Langstraat, 20, of Loughlin, Nev., with the 7th Engineer Support Battalion based in Camp Pendleton, Calif., reacts after receiving mail packages from his Mom and Grandfather Friday, July 15, 2011 at Combat Out Post Shir Ghazay in Helmand province, Afghanistan. It was the second time in three months the Marines have been able to receive mail. The U.S. Army's Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Cassidy, 36, of Dothan, Ala., left, and U.S Air Force's Capt. Andrew Hunter, 31, of Charlestown, S.C., right, catch some rest aboard a military transport flight Monday, July 11, 2011 out of Forward Operating Base Fenty in Kunar province, Afghanistan. U.S. Marine Sgt. Ron Jojola, 29, of Fontana, Calif., with the HMH-461 squadron out of the Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., hangs a new American flag inside a CH-53E helicopter before taking off from Bastion Air Field.
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