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U.S. Army Spc. Robert Carabia patrols Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2011. Carabia, a rifleman assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force, is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Carabia patrols Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2011. Carabia, a rifleman assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force, is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Carabia patrols Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2011. Carabia, a rifleman assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force, is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.

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