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A sea of small hands surrounds Army Capt. David Best as he passes out candy to Iraqi children during a foot patrol in Badush, Iraq, on June 16, 2006. Best is a platoon leader from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

A sea of small hands surrounds Army Capt. David Best.

A sea of small hands surrounds Army Capt. David Best as he passes out candy to Iraqi children during a foot patrol in Badush, Iraq, on June 16, 2006. Best is a platoon leader from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

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