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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Pierce Pettis talks to village children as U.S. and Afghan soldiers load school desks onto their vehicles near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2010. The U.S. troops are assigned to the 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade. The new desks are part of the first major project between the battalion and the Afghan forces.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Pierce Pettis talks to village children as U.S. and Afghan soldiers load school desks onto their vehicles near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2010. The U.S. troops are assigned to the 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade. The new desks are part of the first major project between the battalion and the Afghan forces.

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