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A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, shakes hands with a young Iraqi girl during an assessment at Cherry Market in Al Karama, Mosul, Iraq, on Sept. 17, 2008.

A U.S. Army soldier shakes hands with a young Iraqi girl.

A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, shakes hands with a young Iraqi girl during an assessment at Cherry Market in Al Karama, Mosul, Iraq, on Sept. 17, 2008.

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