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U.S. Army Spc. Brett Devlin helps Sgt. Lissette Chaidez over a trench during a foot patrol through villages near the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2009. Devlin and Chaidez are assigned to Delta Company Security Forces, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The patrol, known as a presence patrol, lets locals in the villages of Kabul know that they're in their area to provide support.

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U.S. Army Spc. Brett Devlin helps Sgt. Lissette Chaidez over a trench during a foot patrol through villages near the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2009. Devlin and Chaidez are assigned to Delta Company Security Forces, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The patrol, known as a presence patrol, lets locals in the villages of Kabul know that they're in their area to provide support.

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