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A U.S. Army soldier with the 793rd Military Police Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade is surrounded by children during the unit's patrol in the Hayyaniyah district of Basra, Iraq, on Jan. 20, 2009.

A U.S. Army soldier is surrounded by children.

A U.S. Army soldier with the 793rd Military Police Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade is surrounded by children during the unit's patrol in the Hayyaniyah district of Basra, Iraq, on Jan. 20, 2009.

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