We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 17, 2012

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US Army Cpl. Casey Leimbach and US Army Spc. Timothy Rigg, both combat infantrymen for 1st Platoon, Apache Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, provide security during a patrol to Black Rock, Khowst province, Afghanistan, on July 31, 2012. Team Apache conducted the patrol to investigate a previous attack to Combat Outpost Bak. Photo by the US Army.