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An Afghan National Interpreter, right, and U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Matthew Hilderbrand, left, talk with an Afghan boy during a patrol at a bazaar in the Zabul province of Afghanistan June 29, 2010. Hilderbrand is assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment.

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An Afghan National Interpreter, right, and U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Matthew Hilderbrand, left, talk with an Afghan boy during a patrol at a bazaar in the Zabul province of Afghanistan June 29, 2010. Hilderbrand is assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment.

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