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With their hands raised, 126 U.S. service members rehearse before a mass re-enlistment ceremony on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2011.

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With their hands raised, 126 U.S. service members rehearse before a mass re-enlistment ceremony on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2011.

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