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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rick Hamblin (right) provides rear security during a dismounted patrol in Adhamiya, Iraq, on April 6, 2007. Hamblin is with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rick Hamblin provides rear security.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rick Hamblin (right) provides rear security during a dismounted patrol in Adhamiya, Iraq, on April 6, 2007. Hamblin is with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

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