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Army Spc. Andrew Ruhlman uses a radio to contact fellow platoon members during a patrol in Tall Afar, Iraq, on Aug. 12, 2006. Ruhlman is attached to the1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division.

Army Spc. Andrew Ruhlman uses a radio to contact fellow platoon members.

Army Spc. Andrew Ruhlman uses a radio to contact fellow platoon members during a patrol in Tall Afar, Iraq, on Aug. 12, 2006. Ruhlman is attached to the1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division.

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