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Iowa soldier Kenny Lukes told through battle maiming in Afghanistan
Iowa National Guard member Kenny Lukes from Protivin rejoined his unit in Afghanistan to support a provincial reconstruction team near Shkin in Paktika. The Sharana mission aimed to deliver funds and humanitarian aid to a forward operating base as combat and dust framed the fragile security landscape.
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Jim O’neal
the Gazette
Kenny _ Lukes
Lukes
Sharana
Iowa Army National Guard
Protivin
Shkin
Afghanistan
Kabul
Kenny Lukes
Iowa National Guard
Protivia
133Rd Infantry
Charles City