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U.S. Army Spc. Michael LaChapelle pauses, with the mother's permission, to gently rock an Iraqi baby in its crib while members of his unit take a census of the area, Sept. 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Troop C, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment.

ROCK-A-BYE BABY

U.S. Army Spc. Michael LaChapelle pauses, with the mother's permission, to gently rock an Iraqi baby in its crib while members of his unit take a census of the area, Sept. 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Troop C, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment.

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