BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Army Sgt. Benjamin Rudy, a Columbia, native, looks at a map that will help him find buried treasure while serving as a force protection non-commissioned officer for Combined Joint Task Force-82, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The mug and the map were sent to him as gifts from his kids, Logan, six, and Taylor, four, who believe he’s on a pirate ship to find treasures for them. His pirate character is a way Rudy bonds with his kids during long periods of separation. (Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Susan Wilt, Combined Joint Task Force-82 Public Affairs)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Army Sgt. Benjamin Rudy, a Columbia, native, looks at a map that will help him find buried treasure while serving as a force protection non-commissioned officer for Combined Joint Task Force-82, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The mug and the map were sent to him as gifts from his kids, Logan, six, and Taylor, four, who believe he’s on a pirate ship to find treasures for them. His pirate character is a way Rudy bonds with his kids during long periods of separation. (Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Susan Wilt, Combined Joint Task Force-82 Public Affairs) Pirate rudy

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