PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Army Sgt. Terrance Ray reads a book to local children while on a mission in Orgun, Paktika province, Afghanistan, April 11. Ray, a native of Bennettsville, , is a member of the security force element for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team’s Orgun detachment. The PRT is a joint task force whose mission is to help legitimize the government of Afghanistan through development, governance and agricultural initiatives. Ray is deployed from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 178rd Field Artillery Regiment of the South Carolina National Guard. (Photo by Air


PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Army Sgt. Terrance Ray reads a book to local children while on a mission in Orgun, Paktika province, Afghanistan, April 11. Ray, a native of Bennettsville, , is a member of the security force element for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team’s Orgun detachment. The PRT is a joint task force whose mission is to help legitimize the government of Afghanistan through development, governance and agricultural initiatives. Ray is deployed from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 178rd Field Artillery Regiment of the South Carolina National Guard. (Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs) Flickr - DVIDSHUB - PRT Security Force Member Changes Hearts and Minds, One Child at a Time


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