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U.S. Army Sgt. Heriberto Medina gives a pen to a little girl at the hospital in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2009, during a stop there by the provincial reconstruction team. Medina, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, is part of a unit that usually carries pens and candy to give to children.

PEN MAN

U.S. Army Sgt. Heriberto Medina gives a pen to a little girl at the hospital in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2009, during a stop there by the provincial reconstruction team. Medina, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, is part of a unit that usually carries pens and candy to give to children.

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