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U.S. Army Spc. Sean G. Boening pulls security during a combat patrol near the Tigris River, June 20, 2008. Boening is a radio and telephone operator assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

U.S. Army Spc. Sean G. Boening pulls security during a combat patrol near the Tigris River, June 20, 2008. Boening is a radio and telephone operator assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

U.S. Army Spc. Sean G. Boening pulls security during a combat patrol near the Tigris River, June 20, 2008. Boening is a radio and telephone operator assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

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