US Marine Lance Corporal Shawnee Redbear of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines Golf Company interacts with an Afghan toddler during a patrol in Basabad, Helmand Province, on March 9, 2011. The US Marines deployed about 40 Female Marines in Helmand province and Nimruz for the Female Engagement Team (FET) program to interact with Afghan civilians, specifically women and children. (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)
