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    Cavalry amputeer re-enlists in Afghanistan [Image 7 of 8]

    Cavalry amputeer re-enlists in Afghanistan

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, AFGHANISTAN

    11.09.2011

    Photo by Sgt. Thomas Duval  

    1st Brigade, 11th Airborne Division

    Col. Todd R. Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, administers the oath of re-enlistment to Staff Sgt. Brian Beem, a cavalry scout assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, during a special ceremony at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Nov. 9. Beem is a single leg amputee who has continued to serve despite his injury. He lost his leg after an improvised explosive device detonated during his 2006 deployment to Iraq.

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    Date Taken: 11.09.2011
    Date Posted: 11.10.2011 00:31
    Photo ID: 486292
    VIRIN: 111109-A-BE343-010
    Resolution: 4288x3216
    Size: 664.1 KB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, AF

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