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U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Germanoff teaches a young Afghan boy a "secret" handshake during a recent dismounted patrol outside the newly constructed Malakar School in the village of Durnama, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2010. Germanoff is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Germanoff teaches a young Afghan boy a "secret" handshake during a recent dismounted patrol outside the newly constructed Malakar School in the village of Durnama, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2010. Germanoff is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa.

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