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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward Ward stands watch near an armored all-terrain vehicle as supplies are unloaded for children at the Farah Orphanage in Farah City, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2013.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward Ward stands watch near an armored all-terrain vehicle as supplies are unloaded for children at the Farah Orphanage in Farah City, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2013.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward Ward stands watch near an armored all-terrain vehicle as supplies are unloaded for children at the Farah Orphanage in Farah City, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2013.

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