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Army 1st Sgt. William Wilder gives a handful of candy to an Iraqi girl.
Army 1st Sgt. William Wilder (center) gives a handful of candy to an Iraqi girl during a break in foot patrol in Mahmodyah, Iraq, on April 12, 2006. Wilder and his fellow soldiers are attached to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.