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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Josh Jones (left) from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division receives a grid coordinate from a fellow soldier during a clearing operation in Kesra, Iraq, on Feb. 24, 2008.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Josh Jones receives a grid coordinate from a fellow soldier.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Josh Jones (left) from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division receives a grid coordinate from a fellow soldier during a clearing operation in Kesra, Iraq, on Feb. 24, 2008.

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