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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kelley Martin, left, uses the flashlight on his M-4 rifle, while he and an Iraqi soldier inspect the shadows for anything suspicious during a patrol in Diwaniya, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. Martin is a tank commander, assigned to 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.

DIWANIYA INSPECTION

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kelley Martin, left, uses the flashlight on his M-4 rifle, while he and an Iraqi soldier inspect the shadows for anything suspicious during a patrol in Diwaniya, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. Martin is a tank commander, assigned to 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.

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