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U.S. Army Sgt. Johnathan Liddel takes a break to use his computer in a classroom at an abondoned school in Jelawur village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 25, 2009. Liddel is assigned to Company B, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Johnathan Liddel takes a break to use his computer in a classroom at an abondoned school in Jelawur village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 25, 2009. Liddel is assigned to Company B, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

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