We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 30, 2011

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Soldiers of the 713th Combat Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Valparaiso, conduct route clearance, scanning for roadside bombs, board a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle during a combat training exercise at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Indiana, Aug. 22, 2011. The 713th is training for a deployment to Afghanistan scheduled later this year. Indiana National Guard photo by Sgt. John Crosby.