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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza provides security outside the Farah provincial governor's compound in Farah City, Afghanistan, Feb. 5, 2013. Somoza is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza provides security outside the Farah provincial governor's compound in Farah City, Afghanistan, Feb. 5, 2013. Somoza is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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