Captain Andrew Harris, from Cincinnati, OH, commander of the combat outpost Tangi, Apache Company 2-87 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, NY, prepares to board a helicopter that will take him to the funeral ceremony for a fallen comrade, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, in Afghanistan. Thousands of U.S. troops are deploying in Afghanistan as part of an effort to prevent the Taliban from disrupting the country’s Aug. 20 presidential election. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)