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U.S. Army Sgt. Terenze-Jeph Escueta, from the 1622nd Tactical Psychological Operations Team, attached to the Military Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, takes notes when speaking with a young boy while performing a village assessment at Abd al Aziz, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2006.

VILLAGE ASSESSMENT

U.S. Army Sgt. Terenze-Jeph Escueta, from the 1622nd Tactical Psychological Operations Team, attached to the Military Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, takes notes when speaking with a young boy while performing a village assessment at Abd al Aziz, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2006.

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