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U.S. Army Spc. Terrance Apatang, left, and Sgt. Shane Schroder, center, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Owen, enjoy a cup of chai during a break while conducting a patrol in Ghazaliya, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. Apatang and Schroder are assigned to Black Foot Troop, 4th Squadron, 5th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and Owen is assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq.

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U.S. Army Spc. Terrance Apatang, left, and Sgt. Shane Schroder, center, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Owen, enjoy a cup of chai during a break while conducting a patrol in Ghazaliya, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. Apatang and Schroder are assigned to Black Foot Troop, 4th Squadron, 5th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and Owen is assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq.

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