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U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez provides security during a meeting with the provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2013. Gonzalez is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez provides security during a meeting with the provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2013. Gonzalez is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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