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An Iraqi boy walks beside U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Ruhlman, of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, during a presence patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2006.

PATROLLING TAL AFAR

An Iraqi boy walks beside U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Ruhlman, of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, during a presence patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2006.

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