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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Parker speaks to a village leader about security in Barge Matal in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2009, before the Afghan national elections. U.S. troops provided security in the area to support the Afghan-run event. Parker is assigned to the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Parker speaks to a village leader about security in Barge Matal in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2009, before the Afghan national elections. U.S. troops provided security in the area to support the Afghan-run event. Parker is assigned to the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Parker speaks to a village leader about security in Barge Matal in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2009, before the Afghan national elections. U.S. troops provided security in the area to support the Afghan-run event. Parker is assigned to the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion.

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