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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher Hughes, deputy commanding general for maneuver for Regional Command South and 3rd Infantry Division, addresses a multinational military and civilian audience during a Memorial Day ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2013.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher Hughes, deputy commanding general for maneuver for Regional Command South and 3rd Infantry Division, addresses a multinational military and civilian audience during a Memorial Day ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2013.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher Hughes, deputy commanding general for maneuver for Regional Command South and 3rd Infantry Division, addresses a multinational military and civilian audience during a Memorial Day ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2013.

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