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U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Saladin leads the rear element as he patrols an alleyway in the Rusafa neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 17, 2008. Saladin and his fellow soldiers are from the Army’s 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey, U.S. Air Force.)
