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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Olen Ice lifts a plank as he works with local Afghans in a project to build a bridge in the Lal Por district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2009.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Olen Ice lifts a plank as he works with local Afghans in a project to build a bridge in the Lal Por district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2009.

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