God bless them! Note: All pictures taken between June 14th – June 30th.

A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team fires his M4 carbine at insurgents during a firefight June 30, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The vehicle he is using for cover is a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, Task Force 1-82 PAO)

PECH VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN – JUNE 15: US soldiers from 2-12 Infantry Regiment out of Colorado Springs fires his gun at Taliban positions during a firefight on June 15, 2012 in the Pech Valley, Afghanistan. (Photo by John Cantlie/Getty Images)

PECH VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN – JUNE 22: A US soldier from 2-12 Infantry Regiment out of Colorado Springs fires an Afghan rocket-propelled grenade during a firefight with insurgents on June 22, 2012 in the Pech Valley, Afghanistan. As the NATO draw-down gathers pace in eastern Afghanistan, the Afghan National Army have voiced concern that without US re-supply, they won’t be able to secure the region against insurgents. (Photo by John Cantlie/Getty Images)

PECH VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN – JUNE 28: US soldiers from 2-12 Infantry Regiment out of Colorado Springs shelter from the downdraft of a medevac helicopter as it lands to pick up a casualty on June 28, 2012 in the Pech Valley, Afghanistan. (Photo by John Cantlie/Getty Images)

PECH VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN – JUNE 14: A US sergeant of 2-12 Infantry Regiment out of Colorado Springs indicates to his mortar team target directions during a firefight on June 14, 2012 in the Pech Valley, Afghanistan. (Photo by John Cantlie/Getty Images)

PECH VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN – JUNE 27: US soldiers from 2-12 Infantry Regiment out of Colorado Springs ascend rocky terrain during a foot patrol on June 27, 2012 in the Pech Valley, Afghanistan. (Photo by John Cantlie/Getty Images)

PECH VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN – JUNE 16: Afghan soldiers patrol alongside US soldiers from 2-12 Infantry Regiment out of Colorado Springs as they walk back to base on June 28, 2012 in the Pech Valley, Afghanistan. (Photo by John Cantlie/Getty Images)

PECH VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN – JUNE 14: US soldiers from 2-12 Infantry Regiment out of Colorado Springs keep watch from an outpost on June 14, 2012 in the Pech Valley, Afghanistan. (Photo by John Cantlie/Getty Images)