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1st Lt. Tyler Patterson, U.S. Army, talks with one of his soldiers during a visit with Sheik Alassi Burhan near Riyahd, Iraq, on Feb. 6, 2007. Patterson is assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

1st Lt. Tyler Patterson talks with one of his soldiers.

1st Lt. Tyler Patterson, U.S. Army, talks with one of his soldiers during a visit with Sheik Alassi Burhan near Riyahd, Iraq, on Feb. 6, 2007. Patterson is assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

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