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Lt. Charles Triplett surveys the area he is responsible for patrolling at the outpost after ar
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Lt. Charles Triplett talks to boy in a small fishing village near Lake Habbaniyah, Iraq Septemb
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Lt. Charles Triplett checks some abandoned houses for insurgent near Lake Habbaniyah, Iraq, Sep
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American Fork native, Capt. Rob Scholes, prepares for surgery in the operating room at the Air
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Hospital workers transport a patient from the medical Helicopter to the Airforce Theater Hospit
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While the Iraqi security forces secured the city of Nasjaf for the Referendum vote, the Marines
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Michael Crofts, Washington, Utah (left) and Brandon Conder, Richfield, of the 222nd Field Artil
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Michael McLaughlin (second from left), a member of the Utah-based 222nd Field Artillery but a P
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Spc. Justin Tomison checks the traffic at sunrise before pulling his Humvee into the gate at Mo
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A young Iraqi girl is treated by American soldiers after being injured during mission to delive
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Munitions outside of bunkers near Najaf, Iraq October 20, 2005.
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John Middleton, 115th Maintenence Company, looks out over the cliffs near Najaf, Iraq October 2
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Spc. Andrew Moser, (center) Cache Valley, Utah, stands guard in a small town near Najaf, Iraq w
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Soldiers secure the school grounds as Muhammad Jassen (center) headmaster of the Lights of the
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Soldiers secure the closed Ramadi glass factory in Ramadi, Iraq September 19, 2005. The factor
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Lt. Charles Triplett surveys the area he is responsible for patrolling at the outpost after arriving from the long ride from Camp Ramadi September 16, 2005.
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Lt. Charles Triplett talks to boy in a small fishing village near Lake Habbaniyah, Iraq September 17, 2005.
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Lt. Charles Triplett checks some abandoned houses for insurgent near Lake Habbaniyah, Iraq, September 16, 2005.
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American Fork native, Capt. Rob Scholes, prepares for surgery in the operating room at the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad Airforce Base, Iraq October 12, 2005.
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Hospital workers transport a patient from the medical Helicopter to the Airforce Theater Hospital at Balad Airforce Base, Iraq October 1, 2005.
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While the Iraqi security forces secured the city of Nasjaf for the Referendum vote, the Marines patrolled the back roads October 15, 2005.
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Michael Crofts, Washington, Utah (left) and Brandon Conder, Richfield, of the 222nd Field Artillery, talk to some kids in a small fishing village September 17, 2005.
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Michael McLaughlin (second from left), a member of the Utah-based 222nd Field Artillery but a Pennsylvania native, jokes with members of his battalion's command team in the makeshift coffee house at unit headquarters in Ramadi, Iraq on September 12, 2005. McLaughlin later was killed as a result of wounds received from a suicide bomber in Ramadi.
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Spc. Justin Tomison checks the traffic at sunrise before pulling his Humvee into the gate at Mosul after an all night convoy October 7, 2005.
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A young Iraqi girl is treated by American soldiers after being injured during mission to deliver school supplies to a school in a small village near Ramadi, Iraq Tuesday, September 13, 2005.
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Munitions outside of bunkers near Najaf, Iraq October 20, 2005.
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John Middleton, 115th Maintenence Company, looks out over the cliffs near Najaf, Iraq October 20, 2005. This was the half way mark for the 115th's deployment.
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Spc. Andrew Moser, (center) Cache Valley, Utah, stands guard in a small town near Najaf, Iraq while supplies are delivered to a school October 16, 2005. Moser and other Soldiers from the 115th Maintenence Company enjoy the missions as a change of pace from their daily jobs as Mechanics on base.
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Soldiers secure the school grounds as Muhammad Jassen (center) headmaster of the Lights of the Desert Primary School near Najaf, Iraq thanks the soldiers for their help and donations to their school October 16, 2005.
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Soldiers secure the closed Ramadi glass factory in Ramadi, Iraq September 19, 2005. The factory was closed down by the coalition forces because of sniper fire from the factory.