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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Kimberly Herm, right, speaks to a school official at Nowabad School in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Oct. 13, 2012. Herm, an engineer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Kimberly Herm, right, speaks to a school official at Nowabad School in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Oct. 13, 2012. Herm, an engineer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Kimberly Herm, right, speaks to a school official at Nowabad School in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Oct. 13, 2012. Herm, an engineer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar.

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