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U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Kyle Opel, Transportation Command, Combat Logistics Battalion, Multinational Forces-Iraq West, hugs his father retired Marine Craig Opel, director of communication for the secretary of defense, at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 19, 2007.

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U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Kyle Opel, Transportation Command, Combat Logistics Battalion, Multinational Forces-Iraq West, hugs his father retired Marine Craig Opel, director of communication for the secretary of defense, at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 19, 2007.

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