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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Hall, takes a minute to pet a puppy while on patrol in the Owja Desert of Iraq, Oct. 10, 2008. Hall is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's, 327th Infantry Regiment.

PUPPY'S PAL

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Hall, takes a minute to pet a puppy while on patrol in the Owja Desert of Iraq, Oct. 10, 2008. Hall is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's, 327th Infantry Regiment.

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