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An Iraqi officer speaks with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Shinners, left, and Capt. Dallas Cheatham, right, about the history of the ancient Arch of Ctesiphon in Salman Pak, Iraq, Aug. 5, 2009. Shinners is the deputy brigade commander for the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade. Cheatham, an infantryman assigned to 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, is involved in planning the renovation of the area.

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An Iraqi officer speaks with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Shinners, left, and Capt. Dallas Cheatham, right, about the history of the ancient Arch of Ctesiphon in Salman Pak, Iraq, Aug. 5, 2009. Shinners is the deputy brigade commander for the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade. Cheatham, an infantryman assigned to 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, is involved in planning the renovation of the area.

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