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U.S. Army Sgts. Hunter Thorton, front, Crystal Cornejo, center, and Patrick Deleonguerrero participate in a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Thorton, Cornejo, and Deleonguerrero are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company.

U.S. Army Sgts. Hunter Thorton, front, Crystal Cornejo, center, and Patrick Deleonguerrero participate in a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Thorton, Cornejo, and Deleonguerrero are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company.

U.S. Army Sgts. Hunter Thorton, front, Crystal Cornejo, center, and Patrick Deleonguerrero participate in a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Thorton, Cornejo, and Deleonguerrero are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company.

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