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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Trulock from the 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade talks to children during a joint patrol with Iraqi police officers in the Kadamiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq, on March 27, 2009.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Trulock talks to children during a joint patrol.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Trulock from the 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade talks to children during a joint patrol with Iraqi police officers in the Kadamiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq, on March 27, 2009.

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