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U.S. Army Spc. Robert Boettner carries a child's bike from the rubble of a home in the Crescent Ridge area of Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 30, 2011. Boettner is assigned to the 31st Chemical Brigade.

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Boettner carries a child's bike from the rubble of a home in the Crescent Ridge area of Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 30, 2011. Boettner is assigned to the 31st Chemical Brigade.

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Boettner carries a child's bike from the rubble of a home in the Crescent Ridge area of Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 30, 2011. Boettner is assigned to the 31st Chemical Brigade.

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