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U.S. Army Sgt. Philip Dukett removes a rusted mortar round from a pile of scrap metal, March 11, 2008, at a junkyard north of Camp Taji, northwest of Baghdad. Dukett is an infantryman assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

RUSTY ROUND

U.S. Army Sgt. Philip Dukett removes a rusted mortar round from a pile of scrap metal, March 11, 2008, at a junkyard north of Camp Taji, northwest of Baghdad. Dukett is an infantryman assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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