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Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III thanks soldiers from the 172nd Infantry Brigade Route Clearance Team for their service at Forward Operating Base Kalsu near Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2009.

Deputy Secretary William J. Lynn III thanks soldiers for their service.

Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III thanks soldiers from the 172nd Infantry Brigade Route Clearance Team for their service at Forward Operating Base Kalsu near Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2009.

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