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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Kepler teaches Iraqi army soldiers how to properly throw a punch during hand-to-hand combat training in Husiniyah, Iraq, on April 4, 2006.

Staff Sgt. Joseph Kepler teaches Iraqi army soldiers how to properly throw a punch.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Kepler teaches Iraqi army soldiers how to properly throw a punch during hand-to-hand combat training in Husiniyah, Iraq, on April 4, 2006.

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