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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Glenn Waters shakes the hand of a student during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Al Alam Kindergarten School in Tikrit, Iraq, June 11, 2009. Waters is the commander of the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Glenn Waters shakes the hand of a student during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Al Alam Kindergarten School in Tikrit, Iraq, June 11, 2009. Waters is the commander of the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment.

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