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U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Newcomb, left, and Pfc. Brandon Hobgood scan their sectors from a rooftop vantage point in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2011. Newcomb and Hobgood are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company D, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. They are part of a humanitarian assistance mission led by Afghan National Army elements, distributing school supplies, radios and blankets to children and villagers.

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U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Newcomb, left, and Pfc. Brandon Hobgood scan their sectors from a rooftop vantage point in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2011. Newcomb and Hobgood are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company D, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. They are part of a humanitarian assistance mission led by Afghan National Army elements, distributing school supplies, radios and blankets to children and villagers.

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