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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Reynolds helps test an Afghan man's vision using a visual acuity chart during a village medical outreach program in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2011. U.S. troops participated in the program, which makes inexpensive glasses available to men, women and school children in the village.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Reynolds helps test an Afghan man's vision using a visual acuity chart during a village medical outreach program in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2011. U.S. troops participated in the program, which makes inexpensive glasses available to men, women and school children in the village.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Reynolds helps test an Afghan man's vision using a visual acuity chart during a village medical outreach program in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2011. U.S. troops participated in the program, which makes inexpensive glasses available to men, women and school children in the village.

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