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U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Matthew Guncheon shows Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright a cross at the chapel at Combat Outpost Summers, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. The cross was made out of scrap metal by U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Bristow and Cpl. Meral Smith.

U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Matthew Guncheon shows Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright a cross at the chapel at Combat Outpost Summers, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. The cross was made out of scrap metal by U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Bristow and Cpl. Meral Smith.

U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Matthew Guncheon shows Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright a cross at the chapel at Combat Outpost Summers, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. The cross was made out of scrap metal by U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Bristow and Cpl. Meral Smith.

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