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U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Brazel jokes with Afghan children at a checkpoint in Mandowza'i district in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Feb. 26, 2010. Brazel is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, Police Combined Action Team.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Brazel jokes with Afghan children at a checkpoint in Mandowza'i district in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Feb. 26, 2010. Brazel is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, Police Combined Action Team.

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