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U.S. Army Sgt. Nickolas Mendez, right, shakes hands and talks to Afghan police officers after bringing them new winter boots during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Mendez is assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company.

U.S. Army Sgt. Nickolas Mendez, right, shakes hands and talks to Afghan police officers after bringing them new winter boots during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Mendez is assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company.

U.S. Army Sgt. Nickolas Mendez, right, shakes hands and talks to Afghan police officers after bringing them new winter boots during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Mendez is assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company.

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