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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Popple pulls security outside the surgical department at the Yarmouk Hospital in Iraq, Feb. 16, 2008. Popple is assigned to the 32nd Field Artillery Regiment's 2nd Battalion.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Popple pulls security outside the surgical department at the Yarmouk Hospital in Iraq, Feb. 16, 2008. Popple is assigned to the 32nd Field Artillery Regiment's 2nd Battalion.

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