We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for January 12, 2010

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US Soldiers head home after using every available ray of daylight to train on Fort Bliss, Ruidoso, NM, Dec. 22, 2009. The Soldiers are assigned to the B Detachment, 4th Financial Management Company, 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. (US Army photo by Daniela Vestal)