Afghan children crowd around and speak to U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Davis, a team leader for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, deployed from Vilseck, Germany, during a patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 13, 2011. Davis, a Pocatello, Idaho, native, has a working proficiency of Pashto, the main language in southern Afghanistan, and often speaks with children during patrols.