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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Arvin S. Aure shakes hands with Afghan children during a visit by Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team members to a school being constructed in Khost, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2009. Aure is a hospital corpsman from the reconstruction team, which is supervising the construction of 15 schools in the province.

SHAKING YOUNG HANDS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Arvin S. Aure shakes hands with Afghan children during a visit by Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team members to a school being constructed in Khost, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2009. Aure is a hospital corpsman from the reconstruction team, which is supervising the construction of 15 schools in the province.

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