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Challenges facing soldiers in order to remain on the front lines.

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, along with Lithuanian Army and emergency services personnel, watch as an excavator builds a dam during recovery efforts for four U.S. soldiers in a U.S. Army M88 Hercules submerged under several meters of water and in a swamp near a training area near Pabadre, Lithuania, Thursday, March 27, 2025. Photo: Associated Press/Christopher Saundersn/U.S. Army via AP

Challenges facing soldiers in order to remain on the front lines.
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