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2/23/04 -- SPECIAL FORCES A-TEAM -- ORUZGAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN -- Sgt. First Class Jay Pope, 32, of Chesterton, IN, (right) brushes his teeth and Staff Sgt. Don Grambusch, 27, of Bailey, CO, left, and other members of the A-TEAM with the 3rd Special Forces Group wake up in the early morning hours while sitting on a weapons cache site disclosed to them by the Oruzgan District Tribal Chief. The team camped for two nights in front of the district tribal chief headquarters before finally being allowed to remove the 10 tons of weapons and munitions to be destroyed. A local Afghan moves about there position in front of the district tribal chief headquarters. The ANA and the Special Forces team were able to implement their form of "Afghan Diplomacy" and after two days the team was able to haul away nearly 10 tons of weapons and munitions from bunkers under the district chiefs compound. (Photo by Jack Gruber, USA TODAY) ORG XMIT: Special Forces_jg2178

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2/23/04 -- SPECIAL FORCES A-TEAM -- ORUZGAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN -- Sgt. First Class Jay Pope, 32, of Chesterton, IN, (right) brushes his teeth and Staff Sgt. Don Grambusch, 27, of Bailey, CO, left, and other members of the A-TEAM with the 3rd Special Forces Group wake up in the early morning hours while sitting on a weapons cache site disclosed to them by the Oruzgan District Tribal Chief. The team camped for two nights in front of the district tribal chief headquarters before finally being allowed to remove the 10 tons of weapons and munitions to be destroyed. A local Afghan moves about there position in front of the district tribal chief headquarters. The ANA and the Special Forces team were able to implement their form of "Afghan Diplomacy" and after two days the team was able to haul away nearly 10 tons of weapons and munitions from bunkers under the district chiefs compound. (Photo by Jack Gruber, USA TODAY) ORG XMIT: Special Forces_jg2178