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U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Simmons, rear, watches as Sgt. David Brown shares a high five with an Afghan boy during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Brown and Simmons are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company.

U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Simmons, rear, watches as Sgt. David Brown shares a high five with an Afghan boy during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Brown and Simmons are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company.

U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Simmons, rear, watches as Sgt. David Brown shares a high five with an Afghan boy during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Brown and Simmons are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company.

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