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U.S. Army Capt. Alexander Rasmussen shows an Iraqi boy how to give a high five in the Al Karama neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 3, 2008. Rasmussen is assigned to the 8th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion.

HIGH FIVE LESSON

U.S. Army Capt. Alexander Rasmussen shows an Iraqi boy how to give a high five in the Al Karama neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 3, 2008. Rasmussen is assigned to the 8th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion.

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