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U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph McCoy with 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment cautiously checks an alley while 2nd Lt. Thomas Blackburn distributes small gifts and lists of emergency phone numbers to children in the Tal al-Raman neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan 10, 2008.

ALLEY WATCH

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph McCoy with 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment cautiously checks an alley while 2nd Lt. Thomas Blackburn distributes small gifts and lists of emergency phone numbers to children in the Tal al-Raman neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan 10, 2008.

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