We’re Still At War: Photo of the Day for December 30, 2009

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Retired Sgt. Maj. Ray Moran talks to a potential recruit from his office at Fort Meade, Md. Moran, a civilian recruiter for the Army Reserve, stands in front of photos from the “battalion” that he has recruited over the decades. (US Army photo by Jonathan E. Agee.)