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A local sheik greets U.S. Army Capt. Brian Sweigart of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division at a newly constructed school in the Al Awad region of Iraq on July 17, 2008.

A local sheik greets U.S. Army Capt. Brian Sweigart.

A local sheik greets U.S. Army Capt. Brian Sweigart of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division at a newly constructed school in the Al Awad region of Iraq on July 17, 2008.

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