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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Chang and Iraqi Police Lt. Akil bond during a combined patrol in the Ghazaliya district of Baghdad, Iraq, July, 17, 2008. Chang is a platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 75th Cavalry Regiment.

BONDING ON BAGHDAD PATROL

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Chang and Iraqi Police Lt. Akil bond during a combined patrol in the Ghazaliya district of Baghdad, Iraq, July, 17, 2008. Chang is a platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 75th Cavalry Regiment.

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