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Marine Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis takes a moment to greet Cpls. Brian E. Bell and Gregory L. Souza after arriving at the combat operations point military housing complex in Baghdadi, Iraq, during his late July 2007 visit. Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian L. Lewis, USMC

Marine Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis takes a moment to greet Cpls. Brian E. Bell and Gregory L. Souza after arriving at the combat operations point military housing complex in Baghdadi, Iraq, during his late July 2007 visit. Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian L. Lewis, USMC

Marine Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis takes a moment to greet Cpls. Brian E. Bell and Gregory L. Souza after arriving at the combat operations point military housing complex in Baghdadi, Iraq, during his late July 2007 visit. Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian L. Lewis, USMC

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