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Army 1st Lt. Matthew George, a Los Angeles native, talks with a candle shop owner in northern Baghdad’s Shaab neighborhood with the help of an interpreter during a patrol, Sept. 6, 2008. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Dan Rullo, Multinational Division Baghdad

Army 1st Lt. Matthew George, a Los Angeles native, talks with a candle shop owner in northern Baghdad’s Shaab neighborhood with the help of an interpreter during a patrol, Sept. 6, 2008. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Dan Rullo, Multinational Division Baghdad

Army 1st Lt. Matthew George, a Los Angeles native, talks with a candle shop owner in northern Baghdad’s Shaab neighborhood with the help of an interpreter during a patrol, Sept. 6, 2008. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Dan Rullo, Multinational Division Baghdad

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