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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ellen Poeschel, right, and Salvadoran army Pvt. Rene William Perez prepare to lay brick for the exterior wall of a school under construction during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, April 29, 2015. Beyond the Horizon is a humanitarian and civic assistance mission that last provides construction and medical assistance to the people of El Salvador. Poeschel is an engineer officer assigned to the 327th Engineer Company.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ellen Poeschel, right, and Salvadoran army Pvt. Rene William Perez prepare to lay brick for the exterior wall of a school under construction during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, April 29, 2015. Beyond the Horizon is a humanitarian and civic assistance mission that last provides construction and medical assistance to the people of El Salvador. Poeschel is an engineer officer assigned to the 327th Engineer Company.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ellen Poeschel, right, and Salvadoran army Pvt. Rene William Perez prepare to lay brick for the exterior wall of a school under construction during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, April 29, 2015. Beyond the Horizon is a humanitarian and civic assistance mission that last provides construction and medical assistance to the people of El Salvador. Poeschel is an engineer officer assigned to the 327th Engineer Company.

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