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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Laborde draws a line on a piece of lumber to be used in building huts for a project in Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008. Laborde is a builder assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1.

LUMBER FOR HUTS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Laborde draws a line on a piece of lumber to be used in building huts for a project in Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008. Laborde is a builder assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1.

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