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U.S. Army Capt. Edward Arntson (right) talks with an Iraqi policeman from the highway patrol at a checkpoint in Iraq on Nov. 16, 2006. Arntson is Alpha Company commander, of 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

Capt. Edward Arntson talks with an Iraqi policeman.

U.S. Army Capt. Edward Arntson (right) talks with an Iraqi policeman from the highway patrol at a checkpoint in Iraq on Nov. 16, 2006. Arntson is Alpha Company commander, of 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

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