Penned from the crooked
timber of humanity
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Congolese soldiers assigned to the Congolese Light Infantry Battalion wait for details of a training scenario at Camp Base in Kisangani, Congo, May 5, 2010. The soldiers are attending a seven-month program to obtain training in field sanitation, gender-based violence, basic military principles and military professionalism as part of Operation Olympic Chase, an operation led by U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn A. Guthrie/Released)
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