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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ben Dalton, speaks with an Iraqi boy in a classroom at Alethar Elementary School in Amariyah, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2008. Dalton is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Comanche Troop, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.

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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ben Dalton, speaks with an Iraqi boy in a classroom at Alethar Elementary School in Amariyah, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2008. Dalton is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Comanche Troop, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.

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