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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Chase S. Burnett, right, speaks with Afghan army engineers while assisting in the transfer of training equipment at an Afghan army checkpoint in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 22, 2013. Burnett, a platoon leader, is assigned to 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Chase S. Burnett, right, speaks with Afghan army engineers while assisting in the transfer of training equipment at an Afghan army checkpoint in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 22, 2013. Burnett, a platoon leader, is assigned to 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Chase S. Burnett, right, speaks with Afghan army engineers while assisting in the transfer of training equipment at an Afghan army checkpoint in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 22, 2013. Burnett, a platoon leader, is assigned to 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

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