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In an unconventional war . The enemy

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may use tactics that can catch many off

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guard soldiers from the 525th

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Battlefield Surveillance Brigade

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experience these tactics during a

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routine mission at the wish border

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crossing point in southern Afghanistan .

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Army Captain Eric Buzzard was part of

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the group and explains the incident .

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Local Afghans were biometrics building

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to help with their customs process . We

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were out there talking to the

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contractors and as uh about 2-3 minutes

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in the conversation , that's when the

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explosion happened . The blast came

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when a teenage afghan mill with

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explosives strapped to his chest , ran

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up to the group and detonated the bomb .

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Army captain christian Johnson explains

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what happened next . You know , we had

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the Afghan partners that were there

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that we're covering the area so we're

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able to use them kind of to provide

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security as we did CAS EVAC . This

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group of soldiers used their training

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and knowledge to react and save lives

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and earn the honor of receiving the

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purple heart for the injuries they

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sustained that day , Air Force Staff

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Sergeant joseph vigil forward operating

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base Spin Boldak Afghanistan