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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Gartsu, a civil affairs specialist with the 415th CA Bn., out of Kalamazoo, Mich., gets a high-five from a student at Abu Shear School April 14, 2008, in the Monsouri area of Iraq. Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, delivered backpacks, soccer balls and notebooks to students there. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tami Hillis

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Gartsu, a civil affairs specialist with the 415th CA Bn., out of Kalamazoo, Mich., gets a high-five from a student at Abu Shear School April 14, 2008, in the Monsouri area of Iraq. Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, delivered backpacks, soccer balls and notebooks to students there. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tami Hillis

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Gartsu, a civil affairs specialist with the 415th CA Bn., out of Kalamazoo, Mich., gets a high-five from a student at Abu Shear School April 14, 2008, in the Monsouri area of Iraq. Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, delivered backpacks, soccer balls and notebooks to students there. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tami Hillis

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