CJTF-HOA Photo

By Staff Sgt. Antoinette Gibson

January 3, 2014

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deng Pour reflects on his journey from being one of the “lost boys” of Sudan to becoming an American Airman. Pour is currently deployed to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa as the religious affairs non-commissioned officer in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Antoinette Gibson/Released)

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