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U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, right, and U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Luhmann return after speaking with Afghans during a key leader engagement in Farah City in Afghanistan's western Farah province, Nov. 18, 2012. Gonzalez and Luhmann are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, right, and U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Luhmann return after speaking with Afghans during a key leader engagement in Farah City in Afghanistan's western Farah province, Nov. 18, 2012. Gonzalez and Luhmann are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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