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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jonathan Kiel and 2nd Lt. Michael Cooper discuss route-clearing plans on Route Canucks in Iraq on Aug. 19, 2008. The service members are clearing the route of obstacles for a convoy consisting of four large generators headed to designated Iraqi communities. Kiel and Cooper are both assigned to the 848th Engineering Company, Georgia Army National Guard.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jonathan Kiel and 2nd Lt. Michael Cooper discuss route-clearing plans.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jonathan Kiel and 2nd Lt. Michael Cooper discuss route-clearing plans on Route Canucks in Iraq on Aug. 19, 2008. The service members are clearing the route of obstacles for a convoy consisting of four large generators headed to designated Iraqi communities. Kiel and Cooper are both assigned to the 848th Engineering Company, Georgia Army National Guard.

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