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U.S. Army Sgt. David Conrad provides security during a reconnaissance mission to evaluate the progress of the Omar Shahid School's construction site in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2009. Conrad is assigned to the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. David Conrad provides security during a reconnaissance mission to evaluate the progress of the Omar Shahid School's construction site in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2009. Conrad is assigned to the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. David Conrad provides security during a reconnaissance mission to evaluate the progress of the Omar Shahid School's construction site in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2009. Conrad is assigned to the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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