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U.S. Army Spc. Craig Vandermaden looks at a student's lesson book at a school in the Meshahadah province of Iraq, March 16, 2008. Vandermaden is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company C,1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army Spc. Craig Vandermaden looks at a student's lesson book at a school in the Meshahadah province of Iraq, March 16, 2008. Vandermaden is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company C,1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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