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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam L. Burpee takes an oath of re-enlistment from 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division Commander Col. Peter Newell, at the top of the historical Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, June 13, 2009. Burpee is a soldier with the 618th Engineer Company.

HISTORICAL OATH

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam L. Burpee takes an oath of re-enlistment from 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division Commander Col. Peter Newell, at the top of the historical Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, June 13, 2009. Burpee is a soldier with the 618th Engineer Company.

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