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Marines and sailors hold up Thanksgiving cards at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2007. The cards were made by a kindergarten class from Island Creek Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., and delivered to the service members as a way of saying thanks for serving in Iraq.

KINDERGARTEN CARDS

Marines and sailors hold up Thanksgiving cards at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2007. The cards were made by a kindergarten class from Island Creek Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., and delivered to the service members as a way of saying thanks for serving in Iraq.

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