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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Reed greets an Afghan uniformed policeman before a humanitarian assistance mission near Bagram city in Afghanistan's Parwan province, May 2, 2014. Reed is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Reed greets an Afghan uniformed policeman before a humanitarian assistance mission near Bagram city in Afghanistan's Parwan province, May 2, 2014. Reed is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Reed greets an Afghan uniformed policeman before a humanitarian assistance mission near Bagram city in Afghanistan's Parwan province, May 2, 2014. Reed is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment.

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