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U.S. Army Maj. Richard Allen assists Iraqi soldiers in handing out donated school supplies to students at the Khawr Az Zubayar primary school in the Az Zubayar District in Basra, Iraq, March 17, 2009. Allen is assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade.

U.S. Army Maj. Richard Allen assists Iraqi soldiers in handing out donated school supplies to students at the Khawr Az Zubayar primary school in the Az Zubayar District in Basra, Iraq, March 17, 2009. Allen is assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade.

U.S. Army Maj. Richard Allen assists Iraqi soldiers in handing out donated school supplies to students at the Khawr Az Zubayar primary school in the Az Zubayar District in Basra, Iraq, March 17, 2009. Allen is assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade.

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