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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Lynas (left) and Sgt. Mark Record secure a school and clear insurgent threats in a village in Shah Joy, Afghanistan, on Nov. 22, 2011. Lynas, a squad leader, and Record, a team leader, are members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. Both sergeants are deployed from Company C, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard.

Staff Sgt. Mark Lynas and Sgt. Mark Record secure a school and clear insurgent threats.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Lynas (left) and Sgt. Mark Record secure a school and clear insurgent threats in a village in Shah Joy, Afghanistan, on Nov. 22, 2011. Lynas, a squad leader, and Record, a team leader, are members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. Both sergeants are deployed from Company C, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard.

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