We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for February 18, 2010

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US Army Spc. Jerimiah Butts mans an M-240B machine gun from a rooftop during Operation Helmand Spider in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010. Photo via the US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez.