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Army Capt. Tim Peterman, commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, interacts with Iraqi children during a patrol in Bayji.

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Army Capt. Tim Peterman, commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, interacts with Iraqi children during a patrol in Bayji.

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