090422-a-1211m-006.jpgArmy Cpl. Thomas Bourget watches over the mountains surrounding the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, during Operation Viper Shake, April 21. Bourget, a native of West Warwick, R.I., is an infantryman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

090422-a-1211m-008.jpgBravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Soldiers hike at elevations above 2,500 meters during Operation Viper Shake in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, April 21.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

090422-a-1211m-001.jpgArmy Spc. Andrew Harvey, a native of San Diego, Calif., realizes he still has hours of climbing ahead, as he stares up at the mountain peaks overlooking Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, during Operation Viper Shake, April 21. Harvey is an infantryman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

090422-a-1211m-007.jpgArmy Pfc. Matthew Boyd, an Eire, Penn., native, checks the distance to the next objective, during Operation Viper Shake in the Korengal Valley, April 21. Boyd is a forward observer with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

 

 

 

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