God bless them.
US soldier aboard a military chinook helicopter monitors a chinook helicopter transporting troops at Forward operating base Sharano, in Paktika province, east of Afghanistan on July 1, 2011. The process of handing control from foreign to Afghan security forces and officials in seven areas of Afghanistan will start from late July, a senior official said June 30. (AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE)
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, discuss their options after finding an improvised explosive device in Safer Ras Kala village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, June 26. The explosive device was found on a road frequently traveled by U.S forces.
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, wait for the rest of their team after clearing a house in Safer Ras Kala village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, June 26.
U.S. Army soldier Spc. Eduardo Valles from Los Angeles, serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, pulls security while his team clears a house in Safer Ras Kala village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, June 26.
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke pull security after dismounting from their vehicles as they prepare to enter Safer Ras Kala village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, June 26.
U.S. Navy SEALs carry casualties to a medical evacuation helicopter after being injured when a rocket fired by enemy forces hit members of their team as they walked through the green zone during a four-day clearing operation of the lower Char Chineh Valley, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, June 28, 2011. The casualties were evacuated to a nearby base where they were treated. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Kaily Brown)
Dustin Lange, U.S. Marines Lance Corporal of the Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, takes a break next to a shepherd with a camel during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers near the Patrol Base Karma in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
Steve Whiteman (L), U.S. Marines Staff Sergeant of the Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, walks across a field during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers near the Patrol Base Karma in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov