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110918-A-VB845-253U.S. Army Capt. Rader plays a game with an Afghan boy at the District Center in Spin Boldak City,
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Sep. 18, 2011. Capt. Rader was the medic attached to the 504th
Battlefield Support Brigade to aid the Female Engagement Team in treating local women and children's
minor ailments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Truluck/Released)
How to find a dad: release a male into an area choked with children. Watch as a seemingly rigid military
officer flowers into a giggling fool playing peek-a-boo and tag.
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Comments: 48
I always love this picture, makes me smile like a damn fool each time. XD I've never been in the military but my family has long times back to World War 2. Every soldier out there, then and now has both my respects and my thanks. :3
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Ah man I remember the kids running towards us when I was in Afghanistan and Iraq, I was USMC, 2/1, the best feeling to have them rush towards you with smiles on their faces. Cute kids.
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Visiting the kids was definitely a highlight during my deployment, too. Β It's amazing how excited they'd get over pens and paper in addition to all the junk food. Β
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Heh. Aw man. I always made sure to bring something for the kids. This one time, I got a care package from home, and it had food. Like ravioli, alot of stuff that was non-perishable.
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I bet they loved all of that strange 'foreign' food! Β
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The "how to find a dad " comment is perfect! It makes an already cure piece even cuter!
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I've seen videos of our soldiers dancing with children, playing soccer with their children, and candy-giving. But this is...something else...Β
How did the Captain feel about this photo?
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I nvr supportwar and anything tht related but seeing a picture of soldiers and cute kds really ives me some sentimental feeling, its sweet, cute, as well as sad somehow i prayed hard tat this world we live in will somehow becme peaceful for all
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Ahihihiii, this photo really made my day. Now I can't stop smiling and giggling. Thank you!
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Glad I could make you smile!
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Of course~ You're welcome.
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These are my binoculars, there are many like it but these are mine!
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And permanently attached!
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LOL I love that tip on how to find a dad! XD Got me smiling and giggling! 
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It's funny 'cause it's true! xD
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this say so much about the human condition
nice job
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Absolutely! It was awesome watching him running around and playing with the kids that day. It probably brought home a little bit closer for him.
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That's all those people need---real sincere love.
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I kind of wish that this was at an angle such that I could have seen the child's expression--but that being said, this is an adorable photo that just makes my heart melt into a puddle of goo. And I'm not just saying that because I'm a military wife!
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I wish I could've gotten that view, too, but it was one of those surprise moments.
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Well regardless, I am glad you were able to capture that moment!
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Caption: "Hay little girl, when you see me doing this RUN because soon after the artillery will be hitting the bad guys your daddy talks to. Just a FYI you copy?" Now go back to your dirt floor and take a nap.
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I know it was a abrasive thing to say but I could not help my self, it was in humor that I wrote it, not malice. Just take it for what it is (at least to me) Funny. I cant help your interpretation of my humor.
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I can't give a critique as I find no faults. It is a wonderful photograph and more of these feelgood pics need to be taken and shown.
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Thanks and definitely! I tried to get as many as I could when I was out there. That little boy loved being the center of attention with all of us.
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Proof our military go above ane beyond the call.
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Thanks! That little boy was so charismatic, we all wanted to take him home. I swear he ran up to me a million times cheesin' for a photo! xD
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He seems to be in a lot of the pictures, he's so precious!
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