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U.S. Army Spc. Sterling Peele cleans his weapon after a mission searching for weapons caches and insurgents in the town of Anah, Iraq, on Sept. 29, 2005. Peele is assigned to Headquarters Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Sterling Peele cleans his weapon after a mission.

U.S. Army Spc. Sterling Peele cleans his weapon after a mission searching for weapons caches and insurgents in the town of Anah, Iraq, on Sept. 29, 2005. Peele is assigned to Headquarters Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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