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Battleland Diary, March 3-9
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U.S. Army Lt. Janelle Along, leader of 1st Platoon "Hooligans" of the 549th MP Company that lost two soldiers when an Afghan soldier opened fire on them, listens during a "Combat Patch" ceremony at Forward Operating Base Connolly, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 3, 2012.
