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Staff Sgt. Paul D. Ballesteros passes out colored pencils to Afghan children.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul D. Ballesteros, with Bear Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, passes out colored pencils to Afghan children during a population engagement in a village in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 28, 2010.