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U.S. Army Spc. Michael Jones, left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick Cooper prepare for a dismounted patrol outside the Directorate of Information and Culture building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2013. Jones and Cooper are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Jones, left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick Cooper prepare for a dismounted patrol outside the Directorate of Information and Culture building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2013. Jones and Cooper are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Jones, left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick Cooper prepare for a dismounted patrol outside the Directorate of Information and Culture building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2013. Jones and Cooper are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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