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U.S. Army Pvt. Joseph Pineda, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne provides rear security as soldiers look for a weapons cache near Hawijah-owlya, Iraq, on Oct. 28, 2005.

U.S. Army Pvt. Joseph Pineda provides rear security.

U.S. Army Pvt. Joseph Pineda, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne provides rear security as soldiers look for a weapons cache near Hawijah-owlya, Iraq, on Oct. 28, 2005.

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