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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited an Ethiopian orphanage where service members routinely help with building projects and playing with children in Dire Wawa, Ethiopia, April 21, 2013. This was one of many of Batagglia's stops as part of his visit to U.S. Africa Command. Dod photo by Army Master Sgt. Terrence Hayes

Ethiopian Orphanage

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited an Ethiopian orphanage where service members routinely help with building projects and playing with children in Dire Wawa, Ethiopia, April 21, 2013. This was one of many of Batagglia's stops as part of his visit to U.S. Africa Command. Dod photo by Army Master Sgt. Terrence Hayes

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