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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Schulte, center, debriefs upon returning to Forward Operating Base Farah after a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. Schulte is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Schulte, center, debriefs upon returning to Forward Operating Base Farah after a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. Schulte is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Schulte, center, debriefs upon returning to Forward Operating Base Farah after a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. Schulte is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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