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U.S. Army 1st Lt. David J. Leydet, a platoon leader with Bear Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, provides security outside an Afghan National Police checkpoint in Taktehpol, Afghanistan, on March 10, 2010.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David J. Leydet provides security outside an Afghan National Police checkpoint.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David J. Leydet, a platoon leader with Bear Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, provides security outside an Afghan National Police checkpoint in Taktehpol, Afghanistan, on March 10, 2010.

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