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U.S. Army Cpl. Michael Tejada patrols down a street while talking with a boy in Istaqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, July 27, 2008, after purchasing bananas from a market. Tejada is a mortar section leader assigned to 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army Cpl. Michael Tejada patrols down a street while talking with a boy in Istaqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, July 27, 2008, after purchasing bananas from a market. Tejada is a mortar section leader assigned to 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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