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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jamyz Touchstone plays with an afghan child during a mission to a local village in Shinkai, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2011. Touchstone is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and deployed from the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion in Wisconsin.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jamyz Touchstone plays with an afghan child during a mission to a local village in Shinkai, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2011. Touchstone is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and deployed from the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion in Wisconsin.

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