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U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Cowan hands toothbrushes and toothpaste to patients during a free tailgate health clinic in Nahrwan, Iraq, Jan. 15, 2008. Cowan is assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Company.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Cowan hands toothbrushes and toothpaste to patients during a free tailgate health clinic in Nahrwan, Iraq, Jan. 15, 2008. Cowan is assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Company.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Cowan hands toothbrushes and toothpaste to patients during a free tailgate health clinic in Nahrwan, Iraq, Jan. 15, 2008. Cowan is assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Company.

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