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U.S. Army Spc. Samantha Hall pets a goat during a patrol in Loy Murghoz in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. Hall is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

GETTING HER GOAT

U.S. Army Spc. Samantha Hall pets a goat during a patrol in Loy Murghoz in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. Hall is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

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