U.S. Army Pfc. Trenton Seck, a native of Delano, Mich., and radio telephone operator and U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Horn, a native of Severna Park, Md., and platoon leader, both assigned to 1st Platoon, Blackfoot Company drink chai tea during a key leader engagement in Shaway Valley June 2. Hospitality is an essential part of Afghan culture and tea is often offered to paratroopers when passing through villages.
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<dd>DVIDS Tags: Task Force Spartan; 25th Infantry Division; Alaska; 4th Brigade Combat Team; Anchorage; Spartans; USARPAC; 1st Platoon; Salerno; Forward Operating Base Salerno; 501st Infantry Regiment; Afghanistan; 1st Battalion; Airborne; deployment; Operation Enduring Freedom; Blackfoot Company; Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson; USARAK; JBER; TF Spartan; Terezayi district; United States Army Alaska; 1-501st; Combat Outpost Chergataw; COP Chergataw; Shaway Valley</dd></dl>
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