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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III speaks to U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment on Joint Security Station Falcon in Baghdad, Oct. 26, 2010.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III speaks to U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment on Joint Security Station Falcon in Baghdad, Oct. 26, 2010.

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