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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Pemrick greets two Iraqi men warming themselves with a hot drink in front of a busy sandwich shop in the Thawra 1 neighborhood of the Sadr City District of Bagdad, Dec. 18, 2008.

WARM GREETINGS

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Pemrick greets two Iraqi men warming themselves with a hot drink in front of a busy sandwich shop in the Thawra 1 neighborhood of the Sadr City District of Bagdad, Dec. 18, 2008.

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