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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Lopez stops traffic as an Iraqi army soldier secures the other direction while on patrol in Sadr City, Iraq, May 27, 2009. Lopez is an infantryman section leader assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Lopez stops traffic as an Iraqi army soldier secures the other direction while on patrol in Sadr City, Iraq, May 27, 2009. Lopez is an infantryman section leader assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Lopez stops traffic as an Iraqi army soldier secures the other direction while on patrol in Sadr City, Iraq, May 27, 2009. Lopez is an infantryman section leader assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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