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U.S. Army 1st Lt. David J. Leydet, with 3rd Platoon, Bear Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, greets an elder during a population engagement in Taktehpol, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2010.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David J. Leydet greets an elder during a population engagement.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David J. Leydet, with 3rd Platoon, Bear Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, greets an elder during a population engagement in Taktehpol, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2010.

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