In Afghanistan, armed with an iPhone
Staff Sgt Daniel Demuth, 31, holds the tail piece of an 82mm mortar round minutes after it struck just outside his room at Forward Operating Base Blessing, Pech Valley. (Harry Sanna/GlobalPost)
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