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Published June 09, 2012, 12:00 AM

Photo gallery: On patrol in Afghanistan


U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis, a native of Esko, greets Afghan children June 2 while conducting a security patrol in the Shaway Valley in Afghanistan's Khost province. Lewis' unit, stationed at Combat Outpost Cherkatah, routinely patrols the valley. (Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson / U.S. Army)

  • U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis, a native of Esko, greets Afghan children June 2 while conducting a security patrol in the Shaway Valley in Afghanistan's Khost province. Lewis' unit, stationed at Combat Outpost Cherkatah, routinely patrols the valley. (Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson / U.S. Army)
  • U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis of Esko, a team leader assigned to 1st Platoon, Blackfoot Company, conducts a security patrol on June 1 during an investigation of an improvised explosive device that detonated hours earlier in the Terezayi district of Afghanistan's Khost province. (Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson / U.S. Army)
  • U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis of Esko, team leader, points out a possible enemy location to Pfc. Josh Ball of Colorado, a designated marksman, on June 2 during a patrol in the Shaway Valley of Afghanistan's Khost province. Lewis is on his first deployment to Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson / U.S. Army)
  • U.S. Army paratroopers of 1st Platoon, Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, conduct a security patrol in Afghanistan's Khost province on June 1. Esko native Brian Lewis is a team leader with the unit. (Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson / U.S. Army)
  • U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis, a native of Esko, provides security around a corner during a dismounted patrol in the Shaway Valley of Afghanistan's Khost province on June 2. (Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson / U.S. Army)
  • U.S. Army paratroopers of 1st Platoon, Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, conduct a security patrol on June 1 in the Terezayi district of Afghanistan's Khost province. They were supporting a post-blast analysis of an improvised explosive device that detonated hours earlier. The analysis is conducted to gather evidence at the impact site and determine the type of explosive material involved. (Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson / U.S. Army)
  • U.S. Army paratroopers of 1st Platoon, Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, conduct a security patrol on June 1 in the Terezayi district of Afghanistan's Khost province. They were supporting a post-blast analysis of an improvised explosive device that detonated hours earlier. Cpl. Brian Lewis of Esko is a team leader with the unit. (Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson / U.S. Army)