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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Omar Jackson, left, and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ross Hines greet Afghans while on a patrol near Enzarkay Pass in Afghanistan's Paktya province, March 2, 2012. Jackson and Hines are assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Omar Jackson, left, and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ross Hines greet Afghans while on a patrol near Enzarkay Pass in Afghanistan's Paktya province, March 2, 2012. Jackson and Hines are assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Omar Jackson, left, and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ross Hines greet Afghans while on a patrol near Enzarkay Pass in Afghanistan's Paktya province, March 2, 2012. Jackson and Hines are assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

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