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U.S. Army Pfc. Johnny Nguyen and other Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul members patrol Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2011. Nguyen, a rifleman and member of the team's security force, is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.

U.S. Army Pfc. Johnny Nguyen and other Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul members patrol Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2011. Nguyen, a rifleman and member of the team's security force, is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.

U.S. Army Pfc. Johnny Nguyen and other Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul members patrol Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2011. Nguyen, a rifleman and member of the team's security force, is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.

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