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Soldiers with 689 throughout clearance

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company are an essential part of

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keeping the roads safe in Afghanistan .

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But it's what they do back in the

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states that sets them apart from other

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deployed units . They are all part of

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the Army Reserve . It builds a family ,

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even though we don't see each other on

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a daily basis . During those drill

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weekends , we really get close together ,

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being in the reserves , allow soldiers

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to fully pursue their education and

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gain a special skill set from their

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civilian jobs , skills that come in

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handy down range . The Reserve brings a

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multitude of different viewpoints and

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different aspects of how to do the

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mission . I have welders in my platoon ,

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I have electricians , they all

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help in our mission . Even in our

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civilian jobs , we bring a lot to the

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table to uh what are reserved mission

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is so it just , it just better brings

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us together as a whole and incorporates

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different ways that we interact with

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the world . Though , the military may

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not be their primary job back home ,

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these soldiers find a way to be a

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valuable part of the mission in

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Afghanistan , Marine corporal T in

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Eagle , Kandahar province , Afghanistan