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Soldiers build a road through the market town of Shinkay in eastern Afghanistan. Charlie Company, 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), Task Force Pacemaker, is deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, from Fort Richardson, Alaska. Photo by 1st Lt. Claudia Crossland, USA

Soldiers build a road through the market town of Shinkay in eastern Afghanistan. Charlie Company, 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), Task Force Pacemaker, is deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, from Fort Richardson, Alaska. Photo by 1st Lt. Claudia Crossland, USA

Soldiers build a road through the market town of Shinkay in eastern Afghanistan. Charlie Company, 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), Task Force Pacemaker, is deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, from Fort Richardson, Alaska. Photo by 1st Lt. Claudia Crossland, USA

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