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U.S. Marines deliver supplies to a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2011. The Matthew Freeman Project: Pens & Paper for Peace, a charitable organization, provided the materials. It routinely collects and send supplies to U.S. military personnel to distribute in war-torn countries where conflict has interrupted education for children.

PENS AND PAPER

U.S. Marines deliver supplies to a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2011. The Matthew Freeman Project: Pens & Paper for Peace, a charitable organization, provided the materials. It routinely collects and send supplies to U.S. military personnel to distribute in war-torn countries where conflict has interrupted education for children.

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