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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Martin prepares to hand a soccer ball to a charging group of Iraqi children during a site-assessment mission in the Al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, April 18, 2009. Martin, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, is the company's executive officer.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Martin prepares to hand a soccer ball to a charging group of Iraqi children during a site-assessment mission in the Al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, April 18, 2009. Martin, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, is the company's executive officer.

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