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    Humanitarian aid rewards more than recipients [Image 1 of 4]

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    U.S. Army soldiers are unloading USPS Priority Mail packages, likely delivered by helicopter to a forward operating base in a desert environment. The primary soldier in the foreground is carrying a large stack of white postal boxes while others assist in the background. The scene suggests a mail delivery operation at a military installation in an arid region, consistent with deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan.

    Sgt. Michael Allen, a native of Muskogee, Okla., and a civil affairs Soldier with 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, currently attached to 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, carries boxes of supplies to be distributed throughout the Baghdad area. Most of the supplies are donated by people in the States and then distributed throughout Iraq to teams like the 486th, who then work with local leaders to select areas that will most benefit from the aid.

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    Date Taken: 05.26.2010
    Date Posted: 05.26.2010 20:56
    Photo ID: 283371
    VIRIN: 100522-A-9366K-019
    Resolution: 1800x1200
    Size: 383.67 KB
    Location: BAGHDAD, IQ

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