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A U.S. Army soldier shakes the hand of an Iraqi girl as he and his squad conduct a patrol through the Muhalla 525 neighborhood of the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Company R, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.

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A U.S. Army soldier shakes the hand of an Iraqi girl as he and his squad conduct a patrol through the Muhalla 525 neighborhood of the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Company R, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.

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