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A U.S. soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, shakes hands with a young Iraqi girl during a market assessment at Cherry Market in Al Karama, Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2008.

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A U.S. soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, shakes hands with a young Iraqi girl during a market assessment at Cherry Market in Al Karama, Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2008.

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