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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Purcell, from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, chains down a mine resistant ambush protected armored vehicle on to a C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., July 28, 2007, for shipment to Iraq.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Purcell, from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, chains down a mine resistant ambush protected armored vehicle on to a C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., July 28, 2007, for shipment to Iraq.

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