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U.S. Army Pfc. Edward Bessette hands a 105mm round up to Spec. Scott Arnold as soldiers of 1st Battalion, 64th Armor, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) load ammunition aboard their M-1 Abrams tanks prior to deployment to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield.

U.S. Army Pfc. Edward Bessette hands a 105mm round up to Spec. Scott Arnold as soldiers of 1st Battalion, 64th Armor, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) load ammunition aboard their M-1 Abrams tanks prior to deployment to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield.

U.S. Army Pfc. Edward Bessette hands a 105mm round up to Spec. Scott Arnold as soldiers of 1st Battalion, 64th Armor, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) load ammunition aboard their M-1 Abrams tanks prior to deployment to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield.

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