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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Russell Dasher teaches a boy how to give "daps" as Army Staff Sgt. Donald Ottaway looks on at the Andar district bazaar in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, Oct. 20, 2009.

GHAZNI GREETING

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Russell Dasher teaches a boy how to give "daps" as Army Staff Sgt. Donald Ottaway looks on at the Andar district bazaar in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, Oct. 20, 2009.

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