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U.S. Army Spc. Troy Bankerd introduces himself to U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work during a luncheon with soldiers assigned to the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2014. During the lunch, Work invited the troops to engage in an open discussion.

U.S. Army Spc. Troy Bankerd introduces himself to U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work during a luncheon with soldiers assigned to the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2014. During the lunch, Work invited the troops to engage in an open discussion.

U.S. Army Spc. Troy Bankerd introduces himself to U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work during a luncheon with soldiers assigned to the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2014. During the lunch, Work invited the troops to engage in an open discussion.

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