We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for December 16, 2011

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US Army Staff Sgt. Greg Byce (left) and Spc. Sean Dobson provide security along an embankment at Khoshi Valley, Logar province, Afghanistan, on November 17, 2011. DoD photo by Spc. Austin Berner, US Army.