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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jon Anderstrom helps an elderly Iraqi woman cross a curb while he meets with local shop owners at Cedar Market, Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2008. Anderstrom is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jon Anderstrom helps an elderly Iraqi woman cross a curb while he meets with local shop owners at Cedar Market, Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2008. Anderstrom is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.

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