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Army 1st Lt. Matthew George, right, talks with a candle shop owner in the Sha’ab neighborhood of northern Baghdad with the help of an interpreter during a patrol, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2008. The road in front of the candle store was recently re-opened and the shop owner is excited about the increased traffic to his business. George is assigned to Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.

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Army 1st Lt. Matthew George, right, talks with a candle shop owner in the Sha’ab neighborhood of northern Baghdad with the help of an interpreter during a patrol, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2008. The road in front of the candle store was recently re-opened and the shop owner is excited about the increased traffic to his business. George is assigned to Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.

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