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Army Spc. Sarah Garner, a member of the 56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, greets an Iraqi girl she met during a visit to the village of Batha, in southern Iraq. Photo by Master Sgt. Lek Mateo, USA

Army Spc. Sarah Garner, a member of the 56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, greets an Iraqi girl she met during a visit to the village of Batha, in southern Iraq. Photo by Master Sgt. Lek Mateo, USA

Army Spc. Sarah Garner, a member of the 56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, greets an Iraqi girl she met during a visit to the village of Batha, in southern Iraq. Photo by Master Sgt. Lek Mateo, USA

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