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Army Sgt. 1st Class Mendez J. Frith, Battery B, 9th Engineer Battalion, enjoys a brief chat with Iraqi children while checking on a variety of essential service projects in northwest Baghdad, Sept. 14, 2007.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Mendez J. Frith, Battery B, 9th Engineer Battalion, enjoys a brief chat with Iraqi children while checking on a variety of essential service projects in northwest Baghdad, Sept. 14, 2007.

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