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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Valek uses a biometric camera to store data for a worker on Forward Operating Base War Eagle in northern Baghdad, Sept. 16, 2008. Valek is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Multinational Division Baghdad.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Valek uses a biometric camera to store data for a worker on Forward Operating Base War Eagle in northern Baghdad, Sept. 16, 2008. Valek is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Multinational Division Baghdad.

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