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Army Capt. Christopher McDonald (left), a native of Sterling, N.Y., who serves as a staff officer with the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division,, and Maj. Mahssen, the 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, executive officer, talk while they are celebrating Thanksgiving together in Yusufiyah, Iraq, Nov. 23. Photo by Staff Sgt. Angela McKinzie, USA

Army Capt. Christopher McDonald (left), a native of Sterling, N.Y., who serves as a staff officer with the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division,, and Maj. Mahssen, the 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, executive officer, talk while they are celebrating Thanksgiving together in Yusufiyah, Iraq, Nov. 23. Photo by Staff Sgt. Angela McKinzie, USA

Army Capt. Christopher McDonald (left), a native of Sterling, N.Y., who serves as a staff officer with the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division,, and Maj. Mahssen, the 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, executive officer, talk while they are celebrating Thanksgiving together in Yusufiyah, Iraq, Nov. 23. Photo by Staff Sgt. Angela McKinzie, USA

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