[SeMissourian.com] Fair ~ 58°F  
River stage: 22.30 ft. Rising
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Afghan children stand next to a U.S. soldier from the 5th Stryker Brigade on Monday as he patrols Sari Ghundi village near the border with Pakistan, about 60 miles southeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Thousands of U.S. troops are deploying in southern Afghanistan, including some who were trained for duty in Iraq. (Emilio Morenatti ~ Associated Press)