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Sgt. Joseph Bautista interacts with an Iraqi child.

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Bautista interacts with an Iraqi child during a routine patrol in Isslah, Iraq, on Oct. 4, 2007. Bautista is assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment out of Fort Lewis, Wash.

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Tags: News Photos, operation Iraqi freedom, Lead Photos, Military Operations, Military Operations, Operations
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