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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Shepherd teaches Iraqi soldiers checkpoint procedures inside a building on Forward Operating Base Hawk, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008. Shepherd and other soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Troop C, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Shepherd teaches Iraqi soldiers checkpoint procedures inside a building on Forward Operating Base Hawk, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008. Shepherd and other soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Troop C, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.

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