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U.S. Army Spc. Nicole Willson a medic of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division hands out donated toys to local Iraqi children in the Al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on April 18, 2009. U.S. soldiers are in the area assessing soccer fields and distributing soccer balls donated in memory of a fallen U.S. soldier, Pfc. Nick Madaras.

Spc. Nicole Willson hands out donated toys to local Iraqi children.

U.S. Army Spc. Nicole Willson a medic of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division hands out donated toys to local Iraqi children in the Al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on April 18, 2009. U.S. soldiers are in the area assessing soccer fields and distributing soccer balls donated in memory of a fallen U.S. soldier, Pfc. Nick Madaras.

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