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U.S. Army Spc. Nealy D. Edwards works out six times a week in Basra, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2009. Edwards, assigned to the 17th Fires Brigade, Headquarters Battery, weighs 170 pounds and wants to add 20 pounds of muscle before he leaves Basra.

MUSCLE HUSTLE

U.S. Army Spc. Nealy D. Edwards works out six times a week in Basra, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2009. Edwards, assigned to the 17th Fires Brigade, Headquarters Battery, weighs 170 pounds and wants to add 20 pounds of muscle before he leaves Basra.

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