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U.S. Army Spc. John Dufrene reads from an English book to Iraqi school children outside the Eserah School in Nassir Wa Salam, Iraq, April 19, 2009. Dufrene is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, which is overseeing repairs and structural improvements to schools throughout the Nassir Wa Salam province.

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U.S. Army Spc. John Dufrene reads from an English book to Iraqi school children outside the Eserah School in Nassir Wa Salam, Iraq, April 19, 2009. Dufrene is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, which is overseeing repairs and structural improvements to schools throughout the Nassir Wa Salam province.

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