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U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Rex plays with an Iraqi boy during a neighborhood presence patrol in Malha, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2008. Rex is assigned to 25th Infantry Division's Company D, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Rex plays with an Iraqi boy during a neighborhood presence patrol in Malha, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2008. Rex is assigned to 25th Infantry Division's Company D, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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