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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Schultz provides perimeter security at the site of an old prison in Paktia province, Afghanistan, as Paktia Provincial Reconstruction Team members tour the area Feb. 11, 2009. Schultz, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Schultz provides perimeter security at the site of an old prison in Paktia province, Afghanistan, as Paktia Provincial Reconstruction Team members tour the area Feb. 11, 2009. Schultz, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Schultz provides perimeter security at the site of an old prison in Paktia province, Afghanistan, as Paktia Provincial Reconstruction Team members tour the area Feb. 11, 2009. Schultz, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment.

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