A salute to America's warriors on the front lines of the war on terror

A salute to the men and women of America's armed forces deployed around the world in the global war on terror — launched in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Lance Cpl. Pablo Ruiz, a rifleman serving with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and native of Los Angeles, engages a target with an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon on Range 800 here, Aug 14, 2013. (credit: U.S. Marine Corps)

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