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An Iraqi army soldier gets Iraqi girls ready on the starting line for the 100-meter dash at a field meet put on by 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, in the village at the T-1 pumping station in Iraq, Jan. 27, 2008.

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An Iraqi army soldier gets Iraqi girls ready on the starting line for the 100-meter dash at a field meet put on by 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, in the village at the T-1 pumping station in Iraq, Jan. 27, 2008.

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