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U.S. Army Sgt. Lucas Collins unearths a terrorist weapons cache during Operation Hammer Bonzai XI, aimed at finding and destroying terrorist weapon caches in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 22, 2005. Collins is an infantry team leader assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Lucas Collins unearths a terrorist weapons cache during Operation Hammer Bonzai XI, aimed at finding and destroying terrorist weapon caches in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 22, 2005. Collins is an infantry team leader assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.

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