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By the light of a bonfire, U.S. Army soldiers wait in line to sign their name to a log stating that they received an original company coin on Independence Day in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, July 4, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

COMPANY COIN

By the light of a bonfire, U.S. Army soldiers wait in line to sign their name to a log stating that they received an original company coin on Independence Day in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, July 4, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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