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A U.S. Army soldier chats with an Iraqi boy during a visit to a police station to discuss local activities and conduct a neighborhood patrol in Haswah, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

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A U.S. Army soldier chats with an Iraqi boy during a visit to a police station to discuss local activities and conduct a neighborhood patrol in Haswah, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

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