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Ryan and Cashe

Then-Army 1st Lt. James "Jimmy" Ryan, left, poses with Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe during their deployment to Forward Operating Base McKenzie in Samarra, Iraq. Ryan served as a platoon leader in Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, where Cashe was platoon sergeant.

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