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U.S. Army Lt. Jordan T. Dea, left, and Royal Australian air force Sgt. Chris Hey participate in a theater assistance force handover patrol near Multinational Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2013. Dea is assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Lt. Jordan T. Dea, left, and Royal Australian air force Sgt. Chris Hey participate in a theater assistance force handover patrol near Multinational Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2013. Dea is assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Lt. Jordan T. Dea, left, and Royal Australian air force Sgt. Chris Hey participate in a theater assistance force handover patrol near Multinational Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2013. Dea is assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment.

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