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U.S. Army Spc. Tonya Nichols greets Vice President Joe Biden as he makes a surprise visit to military personnel at the Pegasus Dining Facility on Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Sept. 17, 2009. Nichols is assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, Multinational Division Baghdad.

SURPRISE VISIT

U.S. Army Spc. Tonya Nichols greets Vice President Joe Biden as he makes a surprise visit to military personnel at the Pegasus Dining Facility on Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Sept. 17, 2009. Nichols is assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, Multinational Division Baghdad.

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