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U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Ward shows an Afghanistan National Police officer the finer points of how to hold a 9 mm pistol during weapons training in Sar Hawza, Afghanistan, on Aug. 30, 2006. Ward is attached to the Armyís 2nd Platoon, 554th Military Police Company, Stuttgart, Germany.

Spc. Patrick Ward shows an Afghanistan National Police officer the finer points of how to hold a 9 mm pistol.

U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Ward shows an Afghanistan National Police officer the finer points of how to hold a 9 mm pistol during weapons training in Sar Hawza, Afghanistan, on Aug. 30, 2006. Ward is attached to the Armyís 2nd Platoon, 554th Military Police Company, Stuttgart, Germany.

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