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U.S. Army Spc. Taryn Emery cleans the ear of an Iraqi child during a humanitarian assistance mission in Qaryat Al Majarrah, Iraq, on Nov. 27, 2006. Emery is attached to the Armyís 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Taryn Emery cleans the ear of an Iraqi child.

U.S. Army Spc. Taryn Emery cleans the ear of an Iraqi child during a humanitarian assistance mission in Qaryat Al Majarrah, Iraq, on Nov. 27, 2006. Emery is attached to the Armyís 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment.

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