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A community leader shows family pictures to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Shinners, left, during a day-long assessment mission to prepare for a planned soccer tournament in Jasr Diyala, a town located on the outskirts of eastern Baghdad, Oct. 5, 2009. Shinners is the deputy commander for the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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A community leader shows family pictures to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Shinners, left, during a day-long assessment mission to prepare for a planned soccer tournament in Jasr Diyala, a town located on the outskirts of eastern Baghdad, Oct. 5, 2009. Shinners is the deputy commander for the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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