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U.S. Army Spc. Jose Colon and U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Wimer carry a load of blankets for Afghan police to distribute to local citizens in Khoni Kwar village in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Dec. 14, 2012. Colon and Wimer are assigned to Company A, 3rd Special Troops Battalion.

U.S. Army Spc. Jose Colon and U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Wimer carry a load of blankets for Afghan police to distribute to local citizens in Khoni Kwar village in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Dec. 14, 2012. Colon and Wimer are assigned to Company A, 3rd Special Troops Battalion.

U.S. Army Spc. Jose Colon and U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Wimer carry a load of blankets for Afghan police to distribute to local citizens in Khoni Kwar village in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Dec. 14, 2012. Colon and Wimer are assigned to Company A, 3rd Special Troops Battalion.

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