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An Iraqi boy walks beside U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Ruhlman as he conducts a presence patrol in Tall Afar, Iraq, on Aug. 13, 2006. Ruhlman is attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division.

An Iraqi boy walks beside U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Ruhlman as he conducts a presence patrol.

An Iraqi boy walks beside U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Ruhlman as he conducts a presence patrol in Tall Afar, Iraq, on Aug. 13, 2006. Ruhlman is attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division.

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