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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anson Rice, assigned to Detachment 2, Regimental Combat Team 5, sits in the shade beneath a tree on the Watah Peninsula, near Rawah, Iraq, July 11, 2008. Detachment 2 sailors are engaged in waterborne operations in Anbar Province to update census details, improve security, and deter insurgent activity.

SHADE RELIEF

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anson Rice, assigned to Detachment 2, Regimental Combat Team 5, sits in the shade beneath a tree on the Watah Peninsula, near Rawah, Iraq, July 11, 2008. Detachment 2 sailors are engaged in waterborne operations in Anbar Province to update census details, improve security, and deter insurgent activity.

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