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Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III thanks soldiers of the 172nd Infantry Brigade's Route Clearance Teams for their outstanding service at Field Operating Base Kalsu outside of Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2009.

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

Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III thanks soldiers of the 172nd Infantry Brigade's Route Clearance Teams for their outstanding service at Field Operating Base Kalsu outside of Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2009.

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