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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nekolas Portella, a member of the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team, inspects construction at a school outside Badra, Iraq, on Jan. 8, 2010. The inspection is being conducting to ensure the school's continued maintenance following the completion of its construction a year ago.

Staff Sgt. Nekolas Portella inspects construction at a school outside Badra, Iraq.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nekolas Portella, a member of the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team, inspects construction at a school outside Badra, Iraq, on Jan. 8, 2010. The inspection is being conducting to ensure the school's continued maintenance following the completion of its construction a year ago.

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