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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Wilson, right, Multinational Force Iraq's senior enlisted leader, pounds fists with a soldier during a coin ceremony for 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, on Camp Echo, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2009.

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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Wilson, right, Multinational Force Iraq's senior enlisted leader, pounds fists with a soldier during a coin ceremony for 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, on Camp Echo, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2009.

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