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U.S. Army Cpl. David Hea, from 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, takes a short break while waiting for his ride to take him from Patrol Base Olsen to Forward Operating Base Brassfield in Samarra, Iraq, on Nov. 17, 2008.

Cpl. David Hea takes a short break.

U.S. Army Cpl. David Hea, from 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, takes a short break while waiting for his ride to take him from Patrol Base Olsen to Forward Operating Base Brassfield in Samarra, Iraq, on Nov. 17, 2008.

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