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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Jones, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob LoMonaco provide security for a site survey in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 23, 2012. Jones and LoMonaco are assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Jones, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob LoMonaco provide security for a site survey in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 23, 2012. Jones and LoMonaco are assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Jones, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob LoMonaco provide security for a site survey in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 23, 2012. Jones and LoMonaco are assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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