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110918-A-VB845-294U.S. Army Capt. Rader gives an Afghan boy a marker outside of the District Center in Spin Boldak
City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Sep. 18, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Truluck/Released)
Kids out in these villages are obsessed with pens. From what I understand, they're not
allowed to even get into school without basic supplies like this.
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Comments: 107
What would you be doing with it?Β
I just want to make sure those pictured aren't painted in a bad light. Β
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Π½Ρ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΈΠ·Π΄ΡΠΊ,ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΠΊΠ»Π΅ΠΉΠΌΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ?
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ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΡΠΈΠΊ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π²Π·ΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΡΡ
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So what happens when you give a kid a marker?
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They still get pretty excited over it.Β They have to have their own supplies to b able to attend school.Β
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What an exceptional picture. 
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I love this! It definitely caught my attention and a nice tribute to the troops. I wish I could favorite this more than once. Well done!
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Aw, thank you!Β These kinds of things are the closest us parents can get that's similar to spending time with our own kids.Β
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This is so amazing! Great style! I love this composition! Really great!
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Thank you!Β I wish I had better ones of them playing peek-a-boo around one of the barriers.Β I was waiting for CPT Rader to fall over because of his beastly bag.Β
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That is one of the most impressive and hearttaking pictures on DA I have ever seen
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Thank you!Β They're both pretty awesome people.Β
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I just realized, you guys probably had such a huge effect on that area if a school is even present in the area.
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Eh...yes and no.Β Depending on the area, the Taliban were taking advantage of the school kids.Β =/
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Like making them do things for them?Β
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Mother fuckers, all it takes is one Apache crew to see a kid being a mule for them to attack. It's sad really. Chris Kyle had seen a mother with her child walk up to some Marines and whip out a grenade, fortunately for the Marines he shot the grenade before it could be employed, not so fortunate for the child nearby.
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Amen man, Chris Kyle was a bad dude.
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Why do you yankees need to play the role of the world police all the time? Let those 3rd world assholes kill themselves without interrupting them.
You're not interested in 'keeping the peace' or 'being the good guys'; your soldiers are mere puppets of your sick government trying to push their nose into places where it doesn't belong, guarding the oil and other assets. You are hypocrites.
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Honestly, it varies.Β Some of them do it to get brownie points, some do it for power.Β Us little guys try our best to help those in need down there because we give a damn.Β
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Because some of us can't stand the thought of little kids and women being killed for no reason.
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Carefull dumbass. We are the reason you can call us hypocrites.
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A marker. ... Stuff that gets thrown around any office like the cheap trash they are, is like a treasure chest key to these boys. Key to the treasure chest called 'school', containing treasure called 'learning', both of which are treated like lamp posts here in the States - just something that's there and always there so people don't really care about that much.
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Absolutely.Β After learning that they weren't allowed to go to school unless they already had those supplies, I started keeping a stash in my bag all the time.Β It's amazing how much we take for granted every where else.Β
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Think I can donate that far away?
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You really should not. Let them take care of their own business.
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I think so.Β Not too sure who runs the show over there right now, I'd have to ask around.Β The PSYOP/Civil Affairs folks usually run the humanitarian aid missions.Β
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This picture saddens me a bit, cuz its not like you see military personnel from other countries just walking around our streets with equipment n stuff. reminds me that many in this country take their safety for granted
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Too true.
I noticed all kinds of reactions to us being there on patrols. Some people appreciated it, others hated it and the rest didn't care.
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Ha haaa, awesome comment is awesome.
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I hope to one day help people like this, kids and adults. I love our servicemen and women serving out there and other places in the world, making it a better place. I love you guys and keep chargin'.
Hoorah!
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It's an amazing feeling, especially seeing the smiles and getting hugs from those that appreciate the help.
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I might not live in America, but I regard myself as a member of the free world, and the U.S. military is my army, risking their lives every day to give these people a better life.
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