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U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Benson, from Alpha Company, 1st Cavalry Division, 12th Infantry Regiment, reads a book during his down time at the Iraqi police emergency response force building in Baqubah, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2007.

BREAK TIME

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Benson, from Alpha Company, 1st Cavalry Division, 12th Infantry Regiment, reads a book during his down time at the Iraqi police emergency response force building in Baqubah, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2007.

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