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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Noell, left, talks with the village elder during a foot patrol in Al Newafal, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2007. Noell is assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division deployed from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Noell, left, talks with the village elder during a foot patrol in Al Newafal, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2007. Noell is assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division deployed from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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