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U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Driskell, right, hugs an Afghan policeman on Forward Operating Base Warrior following a partnered operation to find a suspected weapons in southern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 8, 2012. Driskell, a infantry company commander, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Driskell, right, hugs an Afghan policeman on Forward Operating Base Warrior following a partnered operation to find a suspected weapons in southern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 8, 2012. Driskell, a infantry company commander, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Driskell, right, hugs an Afghan policeman on Forward Operating Base Warrior following a partnered operation to find a suspected weapons in southern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 8, 2012. Driskell, a infantry company commander, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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