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Budge a three-year-old therapy dog kisses his handler Sgt. Duane Sanders before they head out on his daily walk to visit troops in Mosul, Iraq, July 6, 2008. Sanders is an occupational therapist assigned to the 528th Medical Detachment.

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Budge a three-year-old therapy dog kisses his handler Sgt. Duane Sanders before they head out on his daily walk to visit troops in Mosul, Iraq, July 6, 2008. Sanders is an occupational therapist assigned to the 528th Medical Detachment.

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