The Year in Pictures 2009

U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
David Guttenfelder / AP

Under Fire
Soldiers of the U.S. Army 1st Battalion take defensive positions at fire base Restrepo after receiving fire from Taliban positions in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. Specialist Zachary Boyd, left, of Fort Worth, Texas, rushed from his sleeping quarters to join his fellow platoon members.

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