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Role players acting as Afghan villagers express their concerns to Army Sgt. Victoria Shapiro, right, at a mock Afghan village during exercise Warrior Spear on Schofield Barrack on Wahiawa, Hawaii, Feb. 5, 2013. Shapiro is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

Role players acting as Afghan villagers express their concerns to Army Sgt. Victoria Shapiro, right, at a mock Afghan village during exercise Warrior Spear on Schofield Barrack on Wahiawa, Hawaii, Feb. 5, 2013. Shapiro is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

Role players acting as Afghan villagers express their concerns to Army Sgt. Victoria Shapiro, right, at a mock Afghan village during exercise Warrior Spear on Schofield Barrack on Wahiawa, Hawaii, Feb. 5, 2013. Shapiro is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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