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U.S. Army paratroopers return to their outpost after providing medical attention to Bakshikhala village residents in Kherwar district in Afghanistan's Logar province, April 12, 2010. The paratroopers are assigned to Company C, 1st Squadron, 91st Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. The purpose of this mission is to provide a presence and to offer medical care.

KHERWAR CARE

U.S. Army paratroopers return to their outpost after providing medical attention to Bakshikhala village residents in Kherwar district in Afghanistan's Logar province, April 12, 2010. The paratroopers are assigned to Company C, 1st Squadron, 91st Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. The purpose of this mission is to provide a presence and to offer medical care.

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