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U.S. Army Maj. Ian Lauer, left, presents an Iraqi student with a backpack at a school in Tunis, Iraq, March 12, 2009. Lauer is assigned to Troop E, 5th Calvary Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

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U.S. Army Maj. Ian Lauer, left, presents an Iraqi student with a backpack at a school in Tunis, Iraq, March 12, 2009. Lauer is assigned to Troop E, 5th Calvary Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

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