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Army Pvt. Derk Hayes, a Peru, Ind., native, is assigned to Multinational Division Baghdad with Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford, USA

Army Pvt. Derk Hayes, a Peru, Ind., native, is assigned to Multinational Division Baghdad with Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford, USA

Army Pvt. Derk Hayes, a Peru, Ind., native, is assigned to Multinational Division Baghdad with Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford, USA

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