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A soldier shakes hands with a Somali leader as fellow service members watch with a blurred field in the background.

Hazy Handshake

Army Capt. Darryl Padgett greets a leader of the Somali National Army during the Somali National Army-Danab graduation at Baledogle Military Airfield in Somalia, Oct. 9, 2024.

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