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U.S. Army Capt. Philip Schneider, left, explains recent village events around Joint Security Station Hasan to Afghan army commanders and his battalion commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Salome, in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 11, 2012. Schneider commands the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Capt. Philip Schneider, left, explains recent village events around Joint Security Station Hasan to Afghan army commanders and his battalion commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Salome, in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 11, 2012. Schneider commands the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Capt. Philip Schneider, left, explains recent village events around Joint Security Station Hasan to Afghan army commanders and his battalion commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Salome, in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 11, 2012. Schneider commands the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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