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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Elemen, from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas, provides security outside a school in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2007.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Elemen, from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas, provides security outside a school in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2007.

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