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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Vandegriff, left, and Pfc. Joshua Cahoon have a conversation while attending a groundbreaking ceremony for Freedom Field, which is being built near Joint Security Station Ur in Baghdad, Iraq, June 23, 2009. Vandegriff and Cahoon are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Vandegriff, left, and Pfc. Joshua Cahoon have a conversation while attending a groundbreaking ceremony for Freedom Field, which is being built near Joint Security Station Ur in Baghdad, Iraq, June 23, 2009. Vandegriff and Cahoon are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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