In the hills near Kosovoska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Aug. 06, 1999: Low branches send 1st Lt. Didier Bize for the cover of his viewfinder while on patrol in his Leclerc main battle tank. The French 501st Tank Regiment patrols the French Area of Responsibility in Kosovo as part of United Nation’s Kosovo Force (KFOR).

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