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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Contreras, assigned to 1st Combat Camera Squadron, takes a break from documenting U.S. Army soldiers as they guard a checkpoint on a road in Al Sadr Yusifiyah, Iraq, on July 12, 2008.

Staff Sgt. Jose Contreras takes a break.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Contreras, assigned to 1st Combat Camera Squadron, takes a break from documenting U.S. Army soldiers as they guard a checkpoint on a road in Al Sadr Yusifiyah, Iraq, on July 12, 2008.

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