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    Soldiers put their skills to constructive use [Image 4 of 5]

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    Two military personnel in desert camouflage pants and gray t-shirts are engaged in construction work at what appears to be a forward operating base or military outpost. They are positioning a large wooden beam or post, with sandbag fortifications and a stone wall visible in the background. The scene shows an active construction site with various tools and materials scattered around.

    LAGHMAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    05.28.2010

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Witte 

    Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO

    From left, U.S. Army Spc. Forrest J. Scott of Putnam, Conn., and U.S. Army Sgt Daniel J. Parreira of Newington, Conn., with Company B, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Iron Gray, align a beam for the foundation of a new hut at Combat Outpost Najil in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, May 28. The men previously worked together in a civilian construction company and have teamed back up during this deployment to work on construction projects during their free time. Everyone in their unit now refers to them as "The Dirt Brothers." The Connecticut National Guard unit has put the civilian skills of its Soldiers to work helping build up the base, thereby allowing U.S. Army engineering assets to be used elsewhere.

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    Date Taken: 05.28.2010
    Date Posted: 06.07.2010 10:08
    Photo ID: 286963
    VIRIN: 100528-A-0846W-177
    Resolution: 2664x3672
    Size: 1.88 MB
    Location: LAGHMAN PROVINCE, AF

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