Children and adults attending the first day of school watch Marines draw their art assignment on the class white board at the Afghan national army compound just outside Forward Operating Base Geronimo Jan. 18. Marines and Sailors of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, also taught 20 Afghan students to write their names in Pashto for the first time in their lives. Future classes will include reading, writing and counting in Pashto, art and geography.