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U.S. Army Maj. James N. Ortoli gives out soccer balls to Iraqi children, during a brief stop, after visiting one of the agricultural unions of local Iraqi sheiks in a village near Iskandariyah, Iraq. Ortoli is a member of a civil affairs team working with the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.

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U.S. Army Maj. James N. Ortoli gives out soccer balls to Iraqi children, during a brief stop, after visiting one of the agricultural unions of local Iraqi sheiks in a village near Iskandariyah, Iraq. Ortoli is a member of a civil affairs team working with the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.

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