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U.S. Army Spc. Brian E. King conducts a patrol with his unit and Afghan soldiers in the Ghabalay village area in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Feb. 16, 2010. King is the forward observer assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

GHABALAY GROUP

U.S. Army Spc. Brian E. King conducts a patrol with his unit and Afghan soldiers in the Ghabalay village area in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Feb. 16, 2010. King is the forward observer assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

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