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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dave Fitzgerald maintains perimeter security during a reconnaissance patrol March 1, 2006, at the site of an insurgent attack on an oil pipeline near Taji, Iraq. Fitzgerald is assigned to the 66th Armored Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.

Perimeter Security

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dave Fitzgerald maintains perimeter security during a reconnaissance patrol March 1, 2006, at the site of an insurgent attack on an oil pipeline near Taji, Iraq. Fitzgerald is assigned to the 66th Armored Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.

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