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U.S. Army Spc. Eric Pacheco, left, relaxes against a wall with villagers and Afghan policeman in Khoni Ghar in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 27, 2012. Pacheco, a cannon crewmember, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Pacheco, left, relaxes against a wall with villagers and Afghan policeman in Khoni Ghar in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 27, 2012. Pacheco, a cannon crewmember, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Pacheco, left, relaxes against a wall with villagers and Afghan policeman in Khoni Ghar in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 27, 2012. Pacheco, a cannon crewmember, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

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