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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Josh Hedetniemi does pushups to amuse Iraqi children outside a school near Sheik Hammad, Iraq, on April 8, 2009. Hedetniemi is from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division.

Staff Sgt. Josh Hedetniemi does pushups to amuse Iraqi children.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Josh Hedetniemi does pushups to amuse Iraqi children outside a school near Sheik Hammad, Iraq, on April 8, 2009. Hedetniemi is from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division.

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