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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Justin Carter shows an Iraqi girl how to write his name in English during the chess club finale in Shaykh Sa'ad City, Iraq, Nov.15, 2008. Carter is assigned to the 21st Field Artillery Regiment's Battery C, 1st Battalion.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Justin Carter shows an Iraqi girl how to write his name in English during the chess club finale in Shaykh Sa'ad City, Iraq, Nov.15, 2008. Carter is assigned to the 21st Field Artillery Regiment's Battery C, 1st Battalion.

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