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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Griffith, center, and U.S. Army Spc. Paul Tabor collect biometric data from a Afghan villager in the Tani district in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 28, 2012. Griffith and Tabor are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Brigade.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Griffith, center, and U.S. Army Spc. Paul Tabor collect biometric data from a Afghan villager in the Tani district in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 28, 2012. Griffith and Tabor are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Brigade.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Griffith, center, and U.S. Army Spc. Paul Tabor collect biometric data from a Afghan villager in the Tani district in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 28, 2012. Griffith and Tabor are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Brigade.

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