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Army Sgt. Ryan McCarty, of 2nd Squadron, 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, had sisters Sarah and Angela Andrews, both specialists with 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, on hand to participate in his promotion ceremony at Forward Operating Base Warrior, in Kirkuk, Iraq, Aug. 10. McCarty’s sisters are twins and traveled from Forward Operating Base Warhorse, in Baqubah, Iraq, for the event and brief family reunion. Photo by Sgt. Mike Alberts, USA

Army Sgt. Ryan McCarty, of 2nd Squadron, 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, had sisters Sarah and Angela Andrews, both specialists with 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, on hand to participate in his promotion ceremony at Forward Operating Base Warrior, in Kirkuk, Iraq, Aug. 10. McCarty’s sisters are twins and traveled from Forward Operating Base Warhorse, in Baqubah, Iraq, for the event and brief family reunion. Photo by Sgt. Mike Alberts, USA

Army Sgt. Ryan McCarty, of 2nd Squadron, 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, had sisters Sarah and Angela Andrews, both specialists with 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, on hand to participate in his promotion ceremony at Forward Operating Base Warrior, in Kirkuk, Iraq, Aug. 10. McCarty’s sisters are twins and traveled from Forward Operating Base Warhorse, in Baqubah, Iraq, for the event and brief family reunion. Photo by Sgt. Mike Alberts, USA

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