We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 20, 2009

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Bundles of bottled water attached to parachutes fall from an aircraft during an aerial resupply on Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2009. (US Army photo via army.mil.)