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U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Salazar shakes hands with an Afghan boy in Loy Murghoz in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. Salazar, a team leader, is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Salazar shakes hands with an Afghan boy in Loy Murghoz in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. Salazar, a team leader, is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Salazar shakes hands with an Afghan boy in Loy Murghoz in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. Salazar, a team leader, is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

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