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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy Lewis shakes hands with local children during a visit to a village near Kirkuk.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy Lewis, platoon leader, 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, shakes hands with local children during a visit to a village near Kirkuk, Iraq, on May 8, 2010. U.S. soldiers visited villages around Kirkuk to gather atmospherics by meeting and speaking with the locals about current conditions in the area.