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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Pena, left, Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Yaudas, center and Capt. Sean Tennimon, conduct reconnaissance operations in the Abu T'shir community of the Rashid district in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2009.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Pena, left, Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Yaudas, center and Capt. Sean Tennimon, conduct reconnaissance operations in the Abu T'shir community of the Rashid district in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2009.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Pena, left, Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Yaudas, center and Capt. Sean Tennimon, conduct reconnaissance operations in the Abu T'shir community of the Rashid district in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2009.

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