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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nick McLaughin, center, and U.S. Army Sgt. Clayton Herman meet with village elders from Mangow village in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Jan. 21, 2011. McLaughin and Herman, psychological operations specialists, are assigned to the 319th Tactical Psychological Operations Company.

MANGOW MEETING

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nick McLaughin, center, and U.S. Army Sgt. Clayton Herman meet with village elders from Mangow village in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Jan. 21, 2011. McLaughin and Herman, psychological operations specialists, are assigned to the 319th Tactical Psychological Operations Company.

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