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U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Kolesiak walks through a valley while surveying the possibility of building a paved road in Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, March 4, 2009. Kolesiak is the team's lead civil engineer.

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Kolesiak walks through a valley while surveying the possibility of building a paved road in Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, March 4, 2009. Kolesiak is the team's lead civil engineer.

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