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U.S. Army Sgt. Tierney Nowland, from the 982nd Combat Camera Company, poses for a photo with a group of Iraqi children as she documents a cordon and knock operation outside Sadar City, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Tierney Nowland, from the 982nd Combat Camera Company, poses for a photo with a group of Iraqi children as she documents a cordon and knock operation outside Sadar City, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.

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