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Spc. Jered Nelson yells out instructions as he engages in a small-arms firefight.
U.S. Army Spc. Jered Nelson, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, yells out instructions as he engages in a small-arms firefight with insurgents during Operation Helmand Spider in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 17, 2010.