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U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Reid talks with an Afghan child during a dismounted patrol in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Aug. 8, 2012. Reid is assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Reid talks with an Afghan child during a dismounted patrol in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Aug. 8, 2012. Reid is assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Reid talks with an Afghan child during a dismounted patrol in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Aug. 8, 2012. Reid is assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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