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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Carl Coles hands out magazines while greeting children and other members of the community during a mission in Afghanistan's Farah province, May 8, 2012. Coles is a civil affairs soldier assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Carl Coles hands out magazines while greeting children and other members of the community during a mission in Afghanistan's Farah province, May 8, 2012. Coles is a civil affairs soldier assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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