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Staff Sgt. Aldridge looks over a cliff as he provides security.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aldridge looks over a cliff as he provides security while his fellow soldiers, Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen of the 755th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit move to an enemy weapons cache point on the side of a mountain in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, on Dec. 23, 2006. Aldridge is with the10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion.