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U.S. Army Maj. Roger Shaw listens to Afghan police at a checkpoint during Operation Buffalo Thunder II near Baradge Kotal in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, June 29, 2012. Shaw is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Maj. Roger Shaw listens to Afghan police at a checkpoint during Operation Buffalo Thunder II near Baradge Kotal in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, June 29, 2012. Shaw is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Maj. Roger Shaw listens to Afghan police at a checkpoint during Operation Buffalo Thunder II near Baradge Kotal in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, June 29, 2012. Shaw is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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