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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ian Smith hands candy to children during a civil assistance mission along the Khost-Gardez Pass in eastern Afghanistan, March 29, 2010. Smith is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Regimental Corp Training Team 2, Indiana National Guard. The Afghan National Army organized the mission with the aid of coalition forces, coordinated the movement of supplies and controlled the mission's security while distributing school supplies to villagers.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ian Smith hands candy to children during a civil assistance mission along the Khost-Gardez Pass in eastern Afghanistan, March 29, 2010. Smith is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Regimental Corp Training Team 2, Indiana National Guard. The Afghan National Army organized the mission with the aid of coalition forces, coordinated the movement of supplies and controlled the mission's security while distributing school supplies to villagers.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ian Smith hands candy to children during a civil assistance mission along the Khost-Gardez Pass in eastern Afghanistan, March 29, 2010. Smith is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Regimental Corp Training Team 2, Indiana National Guard. The Afghan National Army organized the mission with the aid of coalition forces, coordinated the movement of supplies and controlled the mission's security while distributing school supplies to villagers.

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