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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Gartsu gets a high-five from a student at Abu Shear school, April 14, 2008, in the Monsouri area of Iraq as he and other soldiers deliver backpacks, soccer balls and notebooks. Gartsu is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

HIGH-FIVE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Gartsu gets a high-five from a student at Abu Shear school, April 14, 2008, in the Monsouri area of Iraq as he and other soldiers deliver backpacks, soccer balls and notebooks. Gartsu is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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