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Sgt. 1st Class David Bess tells jokes with an Iraqi child.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Bess tells jokes with an Iraqi child during a joint dismounted presence patrol with Iraqi National Police at a market in Narhwan, Iraq, on Nov. 1, 2007. Bess is from Bravo Troop, 3rd Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.