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U.S. Army Lt. Akael of the 5th Iraqi Army Brigade works with U.S. Army soldiers to hand out school supplies at the Thekhar Primary School in the Hateem neighborhood of Baghdad on Nov. 12, 2007.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

U.S. Army Lt. Akael of the 5th Iraqi Army Brigade works with U.S. Army soldiers to hand out school supplies at the Thekhar Primary School in the Hateem neighborhood of Baghdad on Nov. 12, 2007.

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