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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Santos gives a young boy a present during a patrol in Sayghani village in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2014. Santos is assigned to the 454th Engineer Company Route Clearance.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Santos gives a young boy a present during a patrol in Sayghani village in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2014. Santos is assigned to the 454th Engineer Company Route Clearance.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Santos gives a young boy a present during a patrol in Sayghani village in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2014. Santos is assigned to the 454th Engineer Company Route Clearance.

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