Maj. Gen. Pavel Macko, 2nd Chief of General Staff with the Slovak Armed Forces pauses to thank Spc. Luis Placido, of Madera, Calif., an indirect fire infantryman with 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment for participating in the soccer tournament Sept. 14, at Malacky Air Base in the Slovak Republic. The tournament was part of the observance for the Feast of the Lady of Sorrows, a local national holiday. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Juana M. Nesbitt, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)