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U.S. Army Spc. Grochowski, a driver with the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor of the 3rd Infantry, Fort Stewart, Ga., waits to board a charter aircraft at Hunter Army Air Field, Ga., for deployment to the Persian Gulf region on Feb. 18, 1998. The soldiers are deploying to the Southwest Asia theater in support of Operation Southern Watch. Southern Watch is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.

U.S. Army Spc. Grochowski waits to board a charter aircraft at Hunter Army Air Field, Ga.

U.S. Army Spc. Grochowski, a driver with the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor of the 3rd Infantry, Fort Stewart, Ga., waits to board a charter aircraft at Hunter Army Air Field, Ga., for deployment to the Persian Gulf region on Feb. 18, 1998. The soldiers are deploying to the Southwest Asia theater in support of Operation Southern Watch. Southern Watch is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.

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