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Army Pvt. Jamie Bennett, from Columbia, S.C., a heavy construction equipment operator with 3rd Platoon, 535th Equipment Support Company, 479th Engineer Battalion, gets a momentary promotion to two-star general by Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of Multinational Division Center, during Lynch’s visit to Combat Outpost Meade, in Iraq, Jan. 16, 2008. Photo by Sgt. Michael Connors, USA

Army Pvt. Jamie Bennett, from Columbia, S.C., a heavy construction equipment operator with 3rd Platoon, 535th Equipment Support Company, 479th Engineer Battalion, gets a momentary promotion to two-star general by Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of Multinational Division Center, during Lynch’s visit to Combat Outpost Meade, in Iraq, Jan. 16, 2008. Photo by Sgt. Michael Connors, USA

Army Pvt. Jamie Bennett, from Columbia, S.C., a heavy construction equipment operator with 3rd Platoon, 535th Equipment Support Company, 479th Engineer Battalion, gets a momentary promotion to two-star general by Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of Multinational Division Center, during Lynch’s visit to Combat Outpost Meade, in Iraq, Jan. 16, 2008. Photo by Sgt. Michael Connors, USA

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