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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abraham Jara hands out first aid kits to Afghan locals during a first aid class at a school in the Dara district of Panjshir province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2010. Jara is a medic assigned to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team.

Staff Sgt. Abraham Jara hands out first aid kits to Afghan locals.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abraham Jara hands out first aid kits to Afghan locals during a first aid class at a school in the Dara district of Panjshir province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2010. Jara is a medic assigned to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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