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U.S. Army soldiers carry a "body" on a stretcher during a Defender Challenge course on an air base in Southwest Asia, April 25, 2009. The soldiers area ssigned to the 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery.

U.S. Army soldiers carry a "body" on a stretcher during a Defender Challenge course on an air base in Southwest Asia, April 25, 2009. The soldiers area ssigned to the 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery.

U.S. Army soldiers carry a "body" on a stretcher during a Defender Challenge course on an air base in Southwest Asia, April 25, 2009. The soldiers area ssigned to the 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery.

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