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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jason Stanley (left), Staff Sgt. Chris McCarthy (center) and Capt. Phon Sundra talk with Iraqi children during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 11, 2004. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

U.S. Army soldiers talk with Iraqi children during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jason Stanley (left), Staff Sgt. Chris McCarthy (center) and Capt. Phon Sundra talk with Iraqi children during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 11, 2004. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

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