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Army Lt. Col. Alan J. Shumate, Sheik Ali al-Manshed al-Ghezi and the sheik’s brother, Sheik Nabeel al-Manshed al-Ghezi, pose for a photo in front of the Iraqi-painted mural in front of the garrison command at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2009. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Sophia Volz

Army Lt. Col. Alan J. Shumate, Sheik Ali al-Manshed al-Ghezi and the sheik’s brother, Sheik Nabeel al-Manshed al-Ghezi, pose for a photo in front of the Iraqi-painted mural in front of the garrison command at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2009. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Sophia Volz

Army Lt. Col. Alan J. Shumate, Sheik Ali al-Manshed al-Ghezi and the sheik’s brother, Sheik Nabeel al-Manshed al-Ghezi, pose for a photo in front of the Iraqi-painted mural in front of the garrison command at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2009. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Sophia Volz

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