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U.S. Army Pfc. John D. Macintosh talks with a boy from the Wata Poor district while on patrol in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Feb. 7, 2010. Macintosh is a gunner with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army Pfc. John D. Macintosh talks with a boy from the Wata Poor district while on patrol in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Feb. 7, 2010. Macintosh is a gunner with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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