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U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Sommer attracts local kids while giving out pens as leaders meet with a sheik near Abu Asif, Iraq, June 25, 2009. Sommer is assigned to the 28th Infantry Division’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Sommer attracts local kids while giving out pens as leaders meet with a sheik near Abu Asif, Iraq, June 25, 2009. Sommer is assigned to the 28th Infantry Division’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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