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Photo: U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Ivester, an infantryman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, is awarded the Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James McConville, commander of Combined Joint Task Force - 101 and Regional Command - East, on Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan, Aug. 1, 2013. On April 17, 2013, Ivester climbed into a vehicle struck by an improvised explosive device, provided medical aid and saved the lives of four soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Elvis Umanzor/Released)

When a U.S. Army humvee struck an IED while on patrol in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Ivester sprang into action and saved the soldiers trapped inside.
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Vanguard couple renews their vows in Afghanistan

Five years ago when U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Rorebeck married U.S. Army Capt. Crystal Rorebeck they made a promise to each other to renew their vows every five years on their anniversary.
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The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, hasn’t been in Afghanistan for long, but its female engagement team, or FET, is already busy at work. In a week’s span, the brigade’s FET has conducted numerous key leader engagements …
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Army Capt. Rebecca Walsh is the public affairs officer for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.  This is her second deployment to Iraq’s Salah ad-Din province. Last September my unit, the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st …
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