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Army Gen. David Petraeus (left), commander of U.S. Central Command, shakes hands with Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, at the division’s headquarters on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Dec. 25, 2008.

COMMANDERS' SHAKE

Army Gen. David Petraeus (left), commander of U.S. Central Command, shakes hands with Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, at the division’s headquarters on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Dec. 25, 2008.

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