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U.S. Army Spc. Russell Coffey, from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), interacts with children during a patrol in a small village on the outskirts of Tikrit, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2006.

HAVING A FEW LAUGHS

U.S. Army Spc. Russell Coffey, from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), interacts with children during a patrol in a small village on the outskirts of Tikrit, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2006.

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