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U.S. Army Capt. Karcher from 3rd Battalion, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Division Military Transition Team speaks with an Iraqi boy in the neighborhood of Somer in Mosul, Iraq, on July 21, 2008.

Capt. Karcher speaks with an Iraqi boy.

U.S. Army Capt. Karcher from 3rd Battalion, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Division Military Transition Team speaks with an Iraqi boy in the neighborhood of Somer in Mosul, Iraq, on July 21, 2008.

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