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Battleland Diary, June 1-8
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U.S. Army Capt. Michael Kelvington, right, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Haji Lala, one of the local elders, sit on a carpet as they share dinner in the town of Senjaray in southern Afghanistan, June 1, 2012.