ZOR MASHUR, KANDAHAR PROVINCE - JUNE 09: Spc. Carlos Rivera of Augusta, Georgia, with the 1-71 Cavalry sits as two curious Afghan children try to talk with him while on patrol June 9, 2010 in the village of Zor Mashur, south of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division have fanned out in the vast area south of Kandahar. They are a part of a counterinsurgency strategy aimed at protecting Afghan civilians and legitimizing the government of Afghanistan in the minds of the rural local populace.
(militaryphotos.net)
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This reminds me of a friend of mine that said "I don't do this for the adults or the politicians, I do this for the children and for their future"...heart touching photo!
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