God bless them. Note: All pictures taken over last 48 hours.

U.S. Army Spc. Alicia Flores, currently deployed with 1st Medical Brigade based out of Fort Hood, Texas, made the commitment to reenlisted while at an altitude of 12,500 feet in the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan Jun 25, 2012.

A US Marine from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment conducts a patrol in Garmser, Helmand Province on June 27, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

US Marines from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment start their patrol from FOB (Forward Operating Base) Delhi in Garmser, Helmand Province on June 27, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

US Marines from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment start their patrol from FOB (Forward Operating Base) Delhi in Garmser, Helmand Province on June 27, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

A US Marine from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment conducts a patrol in Garmser, Helmand Province on June 27, 2012. The 130,000 NATO troops are due to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and there are fears that their exit will lead to a reduction in rights and freedoms in the war-torn country. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

A US Marine from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment conducts a patrol in Garmser, Helmand Province on June 27, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

Pfc. Erick Montoya, A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, patrols through an alfalfa field in southern Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Behind him are other paratroopers as well as partnered Afghan soldiers with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, RC-East PAO)