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U.S. Army Sgt. Al Walkowiak smiles as he hands out Tootsie Roll Pops to children in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2008. Walkowiak is a Pennsylvania National Guardsman assigned to the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team.

POPS FOR TOTS

U.S. Army Sgt. Al Walkowiak smiles as he hands out Tootsie Roll Pops to children in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2008. Walkowiak is a Pennsylvania National Guardsman assigned to the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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