Army Cpl. Brian Lewis, a native of Duluth, Minn., and team leader assigned to 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team Airborne, 25th Infantry Division greats an Afghan boy while conducting a security patrol in Shaway Valley, June 2. Blackfoot Company, stationed at Combat Outpost Chergataw, routinely patrols the valley in efforts to bring stability to the region. Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson

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