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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. W. E. Gaskin, commanding general of Multi-National Force - West, shakes hands with Sheik Hatim as he arrives at Hatim's house in Hit, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2007, for a celebration.

SHEIK HANDSHAKE

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. W. E. Gaskin, commanding general of Multi-National Force - West, shakes hands with Sheik Hatim as he arrives at Hatim's house in Hit, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2007, for a celebration.

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