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U.S. Army Master Sgt. John Paxton hands a container of drinking water to an Iraqi woman in the Al Murtada district of Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on April 19, 2007. Paxton is attached to Alpha Company, 478th Civil Affairs Battalion.

Master Sgt. John Paxton hands a container of drinking water to an Iraqi woman.

U.S. Army Master Sgt. John Paxton hands a container of drinking water to an Iraqi woman in the Al Murtada district of Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on April 19, 2007. Paxton is attached to Alpha Company, 478th Civil Affairs Battalion.

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