U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rebekah Deliz, with the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, speaks with an Iraqi woman as the unit delivers shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



Members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deliver shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. The shoe drive was started by unit members who received more than 1,150 shoes donated from individuals and organization across the United States. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



Members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deliver shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



A member of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron checks a child's shoe size as the unit delivers shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



A young girl picks up a pair of shoes that were delivered by members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



A young Iraqi boy holds his new pair of shoes as members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deliver shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas


As an Iraqi boy takes a break from his chores, members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deliver shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas

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