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Servicemembers react to a song during a performance by Michael Peterson, a country music singer visiting Afghanistan courtesy of the USO, Nov. 23, 2006. Peterson performed a comical song about the secret to a successful marriage during his visit to Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan.

Servicemembers react to a song during a performance by Michael Peterson, a country music singer visiting Afghanistan courtesy of the USO, Nov. 23, 2006. Peterson performed a comical song about the secret to a successful marriage during his visit to Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan.

Servicemembers react to a song during a performance by Michael Peterson, a country music singer visiting Afghanistan courtesy of the USO, Nov. 23, 2006. Peterson performed a comical song about the secret to a successful marriage during his visit to Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan.

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