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U.S. Army Cpl. Keegan A. Merlino, right, guides Iraqi army soldiers to their next bounding location during a breach assault and building clearance exercise at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 18, 2015. Keegan is an infantryman assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Cpl. Keegan A. Merlino, right, guides Iraqi army soldiers to their next bounding location during a breach assault and building clearance exercise at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 18, 2015. Keegan is an infantryman assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Cpl. Keegan A. Merlino, right, guides Iraqi army soldiers to their next bounding location during a breach assault and building clearance exercise at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 18, 2015. Keegan is an infantryman assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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