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U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Christopher Kittle, left, walks with a community member to the site of a leader engagement in Tur Kheyl, Afghanistan, April 17, 2009. Kittle is assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Christopher Kittle, left, walks with a community member to the site of a leader engagement in Tur Kheyl, Afghanistan, April 17, 2009. Kittle is assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment.

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