[Kathy in Alaska]

Operation Mountain Viper put the soldiers of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division in Deh Chopan, in the Afghan province of Zabul, to search for Taliban and weapon caches that could be used against U.S. and allied forces. Soldiers of 1st Platoon, A Company, 2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division, stack up boxes of food and water in their assembly area, Sept. 3, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis

Operation Mountain Viper put the soldiers of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division in Deh Chopan, in the Afghan province of Zabul, to search for Taliban and weapon caches that could be used against U.S. and allied forces. U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ward Irvin and Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Sanford, the Platoon Leader and Platoon Sergeant of 1st Platoon, use a bit of cardboard as a table to brief the team leaders and squad leaders on how the mission of searching a village will proceed, Sept. 3, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis

[Kathy in Alaska]

Operation Mountain Viper put soldiers of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division in Deh Chopan, in Afghanistan's Zabul province, to search for Taliban and weapon caches that could be used against U.S. and allied forces. Staff Sgt. Jason Sabatke, a squad leader for 3rd Platoon, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division, talks on his radio informing his platoon sergeant that the search of this residence in the village of Shaikhan has been completed, Aug. 31, 2003. Staff Sgt. Crawford, 10th Mountain Military Police Company, waits behind him. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis