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    Plymouth, Mass., native uncovers 100th improvised explosive device

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    Two U.S. Army soldiers in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniforms are shaking hands and posing for a photo at what appears to be a forward operating base (FOB). Both wear name tapes and U.S. Army tapes, with American flag patches visible on their left shoulders. The setting includes plywood structures, concrete barriers, and an air conditioning unit consistent with a deployed military environment.

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN

    10.03.2012

    Photo by Sgt. Joseph Koktan 

    980th Engineer Battalion

    Plymouth, Mass., native, Army Pfc. Michael Weymouth (right), is presented with a commander’s coin from Lt. Col. Wyatt Lowery, commander of the 980th Engineer Battalion, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Weymouth, a soldier with the 569th Engineer Company, received the coin after finding his active duty unit’s 100th improvised explosive device. The 569th, headquartered at Fort Carson, Colo., has been conducting route clearance patrols in southern Afghanistan since February of this year. Weymouth is credited with 32 of the 100 IEDs found.

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    Date Taken: 10.03.2012
    Date Posted: 10.04.2012 08:22
    Photo ID: 676014
    VIRIN: 121003-A-UL290-001
    Resolution: 3872x2592
    Size: 2.36 MB
    Location: KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF
    Hometown: FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US
    Hometown: PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, US

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