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U.S. Army Staff Sgt, Rick Burton, attached to 1st Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, hands out backpacks, Beanie Babies and soccer balls to Iraqi children in Tal Adi Dabah, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2007.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt, Rick Burton, attached to 1st Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, hands out backpacks, Beanie Babies and soccer balls to Iraqi children in Tal Adi Dabah, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2007.

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