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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Peter Casola and an interpreter share a laugh with Iraqi civilians during a patrol in the Doura district of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2008. Casola is assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, which is attached to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Peter Casola and an interpreter share a laugh with Iraqi civilians during a patrol in the Doura district of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2008. Casola is assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, which is attached to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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