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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Keith Baxter plays with Afghan children during a dismounted patrol in Kvoshab village near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Keith Baxter plays with Afghan children during a dismounted patrol in Kvoshab village near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010.

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