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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Wherfel shares a laugh with an Iraqi soldier following clearing operations of a neighborhood in the Hariyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2008. Wherfel is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

SHARING A LAUGH

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Wherfel shares a laugh with an Iraqi soldier following clearing operations of a neighborhood in the Hariyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2008. Wherfel is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

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