Making Melodies in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paine, a Security Forces Airman deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes a break from his busy schedule to play a couple of his favorite songs, Nov. 12, 2009. The youngest of four brothers, Airman Paine started playing the guitar when he received one as a Christmas gift in 2003. He is originally from Camano Island, Wash., and is deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan Tracy)

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Making Melodies in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paine, a Security Forces Airman deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes a break from his busy schedule to play a couple of his favorite songs, Nov. 12, 2009. The youngest of four brothers, Airman Paine started playing the guitar when he received one as a Christmas gift in 2003. He likes to play acoustic soft rock, and learns how to play songs by listening to them once or twice. Airman Paine is originally from Camano Island, Wash., and is deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan Tracy)

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Making Melodies in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paine, a Security Forces Airman deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes a break from his busy schedule to play a couple of his favorite songs, Nov. 12, 2009. The youngest of four brothers, Airman Paine started playing the guitar when he received one as a Christmas gift in 2003. He has never taken any lessons in the six years he’s been playing; most of the time Airman Paine can figure out how to play a song simply by listening to it, two or three times. He is originally from Camano Island, Wash., and is deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan Tracy)

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Making Melodies in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paine, a Security Forces Airman deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes a break from his busy schedule to play a couple of his favorite songs, Nov. 12, 2009. The youngest of four brothers, Airman Paine started playing the guitar when he received one as a Christmas gift in 2003. He has never taken any lessons in the six years he’s been playing; most of the time Airman Paine can figure out how to play a song simply by listening to it, two or three times. He is originally from Camano Island, Wash., and is deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan Tracy)

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Making Melodies in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paine, a Security Forces Airman deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes a break from his busy schedule to play a couple of his favorite songs, Nov. 12, 2009. The youngest of four brothers, Airman Paine started playing the guitar when he received one as a Christmas gift in 2003. He likes to play acoustic soft rock, and learns how to play songs by listening to them once or twice. Airman Paine is originally from Camano Island, Wash., and is deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan Tracy)

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Making Melodies in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paine, a Security Forces Airman deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes a break from his busy schedule to play a couple of his favorite songs, Nov. 12, 2009. The youngest of four brothers, Airman Paine started playing the guitar when he received one as a Christmas gift in 2003. He is originally from Camano Island, Wash., and is deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan Tracy)

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Making Melodies in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paine, a Security Forces Airman deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes a break from his busy schedule to play a couple of his favorite songs, Nov. 12, 2009. The youngest of four brothers, Airman Paine started playing the guitar when he received one as a Christmas gift in 2003. He likes to play acoustic soft rock, and learns how to play songs by listening to them once or twice. Airman Paine is originally from Camano Island, Wash., and is deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan Tracy)

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Making Melodies in Afghanistan

Published Nov. 12, 2009