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Soldiers of Alpha Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, from Fort Lewis, Wash., put finishing touches on B-Huts that will house Polish soldiers in the village of Kushamond in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. Photo by Capt. Ashley Dellavalle, USA

Soldiers of Alpha Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, from Fort Lewis, Wash., put finishing touches on B-Huts that will house Polish soldiers in the village of Kushamond in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. Photo by Capt. Ashley Dellavalle, USA

Soldiers of Alpha Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, from Fort Lewis, Wash., put finishing touches on B-Huts that will house Polish soldiers in the village of Kushamond in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. Photo by Capt. Ashley Dellavalle, USA

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