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Marine Corps Col. Todd Scott Desgrosseilliers, who served in Iraq twice as a battalion executive officer and later as a battalion commander, talks to a reporter before a reception to honor Iraq War veterans in Crystal City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012.

Marine Corps Col. Todd Scott Desgrosseilliers, who served in Iraq twice as a battalion executive officer and later as a battalion commander, talks to a reporter before a reception to honor Iraq War veterans in Crystal City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012.

Marine Corps Col. Todd Scott Desgrosseilliers, who served in Iraq twice as a battalion executive officer and later as a battalion commander, talks to a reporter before a reception to honor Iraq War veterans in Crystal City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012.

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