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An Iraqi boy gets a new soccer ball from U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Mattwig during a medical operation at an abandoned school in Al Bahda, Fed. 13, 2008. Mattwig is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion,1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

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An Iraqi boy gets a new soccer ball from U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Mattwig during a medical operation at an abandoned school in Al Bahda, Fed. 13, 2008. Mattwig is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion,1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

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