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U.S. Army Spc. Eric Waddle, of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, takes a break as he provides security for and observes Iraqi workers renovating a school in the Al Awad region of Iraq on July 17, 2008.

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Waddle takes a break.

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Waddle, of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, takes a break as he provides security for and observes Iraqi workers renovating a school in the Al Awad region of Iraq on July 17, 2008.

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