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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Soika gives an Afghan girl a toy animal during Operation Southern Strike III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 6, 2012. Soika is the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Soika gives an Afghan girl a toy animal during Operation Southern Strike III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 6, 2012. Soika is the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Soika gives an Afghan girl a toy animal during Operation Southern Strike III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 6, 2012. Soika is the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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