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U.S. Army Spc. Jerry Strunk, right, assists an Afghan soldier as he searches a home in the Charbaran district in Afghanistan's Paktia province, Oct. 27, 2010. Strunk, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, was part of the largest combined air assault mission the combat team has conducted this year in the province.

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U.S. Army Spc. Jerry Strunk, right, assists an Afghan soldier as he searches a home in the Charbaran district in Afghanistan's Paktia province, Oct. 27, 2010. Strunk, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, was part of the largest combined air assault mission the combat team has conducted this year in the province.

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