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U.S. Army Sgt. Wess Carter provides security for military engineers as they talk with contractors at a canal reconstruction project near Taji, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2009. Carter is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Wess Carter provides security for military engineers as they talk with contractors at a canal reconstruction project near Taji, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2009. Carter is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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