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Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran and Nutley resident Pfc. Charles Woodkotch, seated holding book, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, reads to a group of elementary students during the Read Across America event on March 4, 2010. Five New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers and one New Jersey Air National Guard Airman participated this year at the Read Across America event at the Triangle School, located at Hillsborough, N.J. Read Across America is a 13-year-old national initiative sponsored by the National Education Association to encourage young people to read and events are now held each year at more than three million schools. The one-day celebration coincides with the birthday of noted children's author, Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The Department of Defense strongly encourages all members of the Armed Services to participate in Read Across America. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Olsen)