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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lyle Whitted gives a little Iraqi girl a piece of gum during a search of several houses in Jabella, Iraq, May 2, 2008. Whitted is assigned to the 502nd Infantry Regtiment.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lyle Whitted gives a little Iraqi girl a piece of gum during a search of several houses in Jabella, Iraq, May 2, 2008. Whitted is assigned to the 502nd Infantry Regtiment.

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