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U.S. Army Col. Douglas C. Cardinale, left, and Haji Mematulla, right, deputy police chief of Deh Rawud village, sign documents handing over former Forward Operating Base Hadrian in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2013. Cardinale is commander of the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and deputy commander of Combined Team Uruzgan.

U.S. Army Col. Douglas C. Cardinale, left, and Haji Mematulla, right, deputy police chief of Deh Rawud village, sign documents handing over former Forward Operating Base Hadrian in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2013. Cardinale is commander of the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and deputy commander of Combined Team Uruzgan.

U.S. Army Col. Douglas C. Cardinale, left, and Haji Mematulla, right, deputy police chief of Deh Rawud village, sign documents handing over former Forward Operating Base Hadrian in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2013. Cardinale is commander of the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and deputy commander of Combined Team Uruzgan.

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