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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Peter Tyo holds local children back as a convoy prepares to leave after a mission into Gardez City, Afghanistan, in Paktia province, Feb. 11, 2009. The children typically follow the convoy, looking for candy, pens or other handouts. Tyo is assigned to 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Peter Tyo holds local children back as a convoy prepares to leave after a mission into Gardez City, Afghanistan, in Paktia province, Feb. 11, 2009. The children typically follow the convoy, looking for candy, pens or other handouts. Tyo is assigned to 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment.

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