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Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Baeza, left, of Odessa, Texas, a patrol leader with Task Force Vigilant, interacts with an Iraqi man during a household assessment in southern Baghdad on Aug. 1, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret, Multinational Division Center

Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Baeza, left, of Odessa, Texas, a patrol leader with Task Force Vigilant, interacts with an Iraqi man during a household assessment in southern Baghdad on Aug. 1, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret, Multinational Division Center

Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Baeza, left, of Odessa, Texas, a patrol leader with Task Force Vigilant, interacts with an Iraqi man during a household assessment in southern Baghdad on Aug. 1, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret, Multinational Division Center

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