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U.S. Army Sgt. Alfred Osorio shares a light moment with an Iraqi boy while maintaining a security point during a patrol through the Ula Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The solders are assigned to Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Charlie 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment Headquarters Platoon.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Alfred Osorio shares a light moment with an Iraqi boy while maintaining a security point during a patrol through the Ula Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The solders are assigned to Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Charlie 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment Headquarters Platoon.

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