We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 13, 2010

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US Army Soldiers wade through a small creek while conducting a dismounted patrol in the village of Babus in Pole-Elam district, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2010. Photo via the US Army by Spc. De’Yonte Mosley.