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U.S. Army Maj. Craig Bowser briefs Iraqi soldiers before the day's mission on Camp Basra in Basra, Iraq, Jan. 1, 2009. Bowser is assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade.

MISSION BRIEF

U.S. Army Maj. Craig Bowser briefs Iraqi soldiers before the day's mission on Camp Basra in Basra, Iraq, Jan. 1, 2009. Bowser is assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade.

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