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U.S. Army Pfc. John Courson pauses at a breech in a berm as he takes part in a patrol in Samarah, Iraq, on Jan. 18, 2008. Courson is attached to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.

Pfc. John Courson pauses at a breech in a berm.

U.S. Army Pfc. John Courson pauses at a breech in a berm as he takes part in a patrol in Samarah, Iraq, on Jan. 18, 2008. Courson is attached to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.

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