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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Wilfred Gingras, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Cesaitis familiarize themselves with the area during a quality control patrol near the city of Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2010. Gingras and Cesaitis are assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Wilfred Gingras, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Cesaitis familiarize themselves with the area during a quality control patrol near the city of Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2010. Gingras and Cesaitis are assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

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