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A week after his 2007 graduation from N.C. A&T, Staff Sgt. Melvin Kearney went back to Iraq to train Iraqi police officers. He ended up befriending many children he met in the streets. Kearney is now in Michigan, working for the Army Wounded Warrior Program.
Photos Courtesy of Melvin Kearney
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