We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for September 27, 2012

Thu Sep. 27, 2012 7:21 AM PDT

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Bates, a security force squad leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, pulls security as locals look on during a mission to the director of information and culture's office in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 25. US Army photo.

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