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U.S. Army Sgt. Alfred Osorio speaks with Iraqi children while maintaining a security perimeter for his platoon while in Ula Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The soldiers 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 speaks with Iraqi children while maintaining a security perimeter for his platoon while in Ula Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Charlie 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment Headquarters Platoon.

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