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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Grimsley greets an Iraqi girl during a checkpoint patrol in the Ma'dain region outside eastern Baghdad, Aug. 19, 2009. Grimsley is a squad leader assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Troop A, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Before moving to the outskirts of eastern Baghdad, Troop A operated in the heart of Baghdad's Rusafa district.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Grimsley greets an Iraqi girl during a checkpoint patrol in the Ma'dain region outside eastern Baghdad, Aug. 19, 2009. Grimsley is a squad leader assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Troop A, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Before moving to the outskirts of eastern Baghdad, Troop A operated in the heart of Baghdad's Rusafa district.

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