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U.S. Army Spc. Dan White watches as fellow soldiers apply camouflage face paint before an operation in the Alingar district of Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 20, 2011. White is assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team participated in searching a village thought to house Taliban fighters and other insurgents making roadside bombs.

U.S. Army Spc. Dan White watches as fellow soldiers apply camouflage face paint before an operation in the Alingar district of Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 20, 2011. White is assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team participated in searching a village thought to house Taliban fighters and other insurgents making roadside bombs.

U.S. Army Spc. Dan White watches as fellow soldiers apply camouflage face paint before an operation in the Alingar district of Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 20, 2011. White is assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team participated in searching a village thought to house Taliban fighters and other insurgents making roadside bombs.

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