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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Bryan Diminico, right, takes down information with a translator, Spc. Simon Nbyenye, from an orchard farmer in al Buaytha, March 25, 2008. Diminico is a platoon leader assigned to the 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Bryan Diminico, right, takes down information with a translator, Spc. Simon Nbyenye, from an orchard farmer in al Buaytha, March 25, 2008. Diminico is a platoon leader assigned to the 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment.

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