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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher S. Vanek, the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment commander, walks hand in hand with Sheik Kamel and his daughter before a soccer game between coalition forces and Iraqi citizens from Mahus village, Iraq, June 5, 2008.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher S. Vanek, the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment commander, walks hand in hand with Sheik Kamel and his daughter before a soccer game between coalition forces and Iraqi citizens from Mahus village, Iraq, June 5, 2008.

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