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U.S. Army 1st Nalise Gaither, left, hands out candy to children during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, May 8, 2012. Gaither, a leader for a female engagement team, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army 1st Nalise Gaither, left, hands out candy to children during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, May 8, 2012. Gaither, a leader for a female engagement team, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army 1st Nalise Gaither, left, hands out candy to children during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, May 8, 2012. Gaither, a leader for a female engagement team, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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