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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to th16th Combat Aviation Brigade and Native Americans join hands duing the Alaska Native Federation Pot Latch on Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. 25, 2011. The event honored and bid farewell to soldiers of the 6th Squadron, 17 th Cavalry Regiment, and Company C, 1st Battalion, 52 Aviation Regiment, who will deploy to the Middle East next month.

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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to th16th Combat Aviation Brigade and Native Americans join hands duing the Alaska Native Federation Pot Latch on Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. 25, 2011. The event honored and bid farewell to soldiers of the 6th Squadron, 17 th Cavalry Regiment, and Company C, 1st Battalion, 52 Aviation Regiment, who will deploy to the Middle East next month.

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