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U.S. Army Maj. James Ortoli, from the 412th Civil Affairs Unit, hands out backpacks to students at the Sayeed Ibraheem School in Seddah, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2006.

BACKPACKS FOR IRAQI KIDS

U.S. Army Maj. James Ortoli, from the 412th Civil Affairs Unit, hands out backpacks to students at the Sayeed Ibraheem School in Seddah, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2006.

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