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U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Bashaw, right, provides security on a door as an Iraqi soldier kicks it open during a joint patrol through the village of Ghuzaifa in Diyala province, Iraq, June 5, 2009. Bashaw is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Troop B, 1st Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

DOOR KICK

U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Bashaw, right, provides security on a door as an Iraqi soldier kicks it open during a joint patrol through the village of Ghuzaifa in Diyala province, Iraq, June 5, 2009. Bashaw is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Troop B, 1st Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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