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U.S. Army Spc. Paul Barton takes a break to talk with an Iraqi boy about the design on his T-shirt during a village assessment mission in Tamuz, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2008. Barton is assigned to the combat observation liaison team assigned to Task Force 1.

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U.S. Army Spc. Paul Barton takes a break to talk with an Iraqi boy about the design on his T-shirt during a village assessment mission in Tamuz, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2008. Barton is assigned to the combat observation liaison team assigned to Task Force 1.

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