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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Lorenzen talks with Iraqi Army Sgt. Mohomed Qassim during a joint security operation in Adwar, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2005. Lorenzen is attached to the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, while Qassim is attached to the 4th Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade of the Iraqi Army.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Lorenzen talks with Iraqi Army Sgt. Mohomed Qassim.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Lorenzen talks with Iraqi Army Sgt. Mohomed Qassim during a joint security operation in Adwar, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2005. Lorenzen is attached to the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, while Qassim is attached to the 4th Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade of the Iraqi Army.

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