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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derek Detherow hands a food parcel to a man in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2008, as part of a local food distribution. Each parcel contained 1 liter of water, a can of meat, a bag of beans, a bag of rice, a package of tea, two packages of pasta, a can of peas and a can of tomatoes.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derek Detherow hands a food parcel to a man in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2008, as part of a local food distribution. Each parcel contained 1 liter of water, a can of meat, a bag of beans, a bag of rice, a package of tea, two packages of pasta, a can of peas and a can of tomatoes.

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